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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004764

Waterlooville North West

Waterlooville North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,174 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,174

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,659

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,474.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Newton Abbot, Milber & Buckland, Teignbridge5,556 residents · 78.5% owned · 13.8% no carHailsham South & West, Wealden5,791 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.0% no carWestham North & Radipole, Dorset9,066 residents · 72.3% owned · 16.0% no carWeston Milton, North Somerset9,391 residents · 81.8% owned · 14.2% no carLangdown & Dibden Purlieu, New Forest10,434 residents · 69.7% owned · 13.0% no carNethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend, Thanet7,814 residents · 79.9% owned · 15.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waterlooville North West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned79.4%
2,906 households
Social rented11.5%
419 households
Private rented7.8%
287 households
Shared ownership1.2%
44 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.1%
1,467 households
Detached39.1%
1,430 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13%
476 households
Terraced6.7%
244 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.2%
1,360 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,187 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
592 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
520 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,639 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
920 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
784 households
1 bedroom8.6%
316 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,400 households
One-person household28.9%
1,058 households
Other household types5.4%
199 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.8%
1,530 households
1 person in household28.9%
1,058 households
3 people in household14.2%
521 households
4 people in household10.3%
377 households
5 people in household3.2%
116 households
6 people in household1.1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
1,009 residents
15–2914.5%
1,183 residents
30–4413.8%
1,130 residents
45–6428.6%
2,338 residents
65 and over30.8%
2,514 residents
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
7,914 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
139 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
1,740 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
3,748 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
3,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,484 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
3,528 residents
Good health36.7%
2,998 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,204 residents
Bad health4.2%
341 residents
Very bad health1.3%
103 residents
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
6,537 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,637 residents
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,638 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,367 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
529 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
107 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Waterlooville North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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