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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004766

Waterlooville Central

Waterlooville Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,113 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,113

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,979

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,184.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waterlooville Central

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

Tenure

Owned57.2%
1,704 households
Social rented29.8%
887 households
Private rented11.5%
343 households
Shared ownership1.4%
42 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,002 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.9%
743 households
Terraced22.2%
660 households
Detached15.1%
451 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
74 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.8%
1,126 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
833 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
699 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
321 households
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,315 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
680 households
1 bedroom17.4%
517 households
4 or more bedrooms15.7%
467 households
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
1,802 households
One-person household32.5%
968 households
Other household types7%
209 households
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.5%
968 households
2 people in household31.3%
932 households
3 people in household16.9%
505 households
4 people in household12.5%
374 households
5 people in household4.6%
136 households
6 people in household1.7%
50 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,188 residents
15–2917.3%
1,234 residents
30–4418.8%
1,337 residents
45–6425.7%
1,827 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,531 residents
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
6,736 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
161 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.1%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,325 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,391 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
2,978 residents
Good health35%
2,489 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,186 residents
Bad health4.9%
350 residents
Very bad health1.6%
112 residents
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
5,452 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,663 residents
Waterlooville Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
1,223 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
513 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.4%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Waterlooville Central · 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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