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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004772

Purbrook & Widley

Purbrook & Widley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,340 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,340

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,991

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,580.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, Kirklees7,978 residents · 78.2% owned · 15.3% no carPortchester South East, Fareham7,208 residents · 79.9% owned · 16.3% no carHanham, South Gloucestershire9,201 residents · 79.6% owned · 12.8% no carNewton Abbot, Highweek, Teignbridge6,170 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.0% no carOfferton East & Bosden Farm, Stockport6,849 residents · 82.5% owned · 12.8% no carKingswinford North, Dudley5,904 residents · 85.1% owned · 12.4% no car

Most similar within Havant

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bedhampton, Havant9,308 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Purbrook & Widley

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

Tenure

Owned79.3%
3,165 households
Social rented10.7%
429 households
Private rented9%
358 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.2%
1,447 households
Detached27.4%
1,095 households
Terraced19%
757 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.2%
608 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.1%
1,441 households
2 cars or vans in household35.3%
1,409 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
587 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
554 households
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,829 households
2 bedrooms23%
918 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
842 households
1 bedroom10.1%
402 households
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,669 households
One-person household27.7%
1,105 households
Other household types5.4%
215 households
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,523 households
1 person in household27.7%
1,105 households
3 people in household15%
600 households
4 people in household13.8%
552 households
5 people in household3.6%
143 households
6 people in household1.3%
50 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,376 residents
15–2914.9%
1,393 residents
30–4416.1%
1,505 residents
45–6430.6%
2,854 residents
65 and over23.7%
2,213 residents
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
8,916 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
110 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.1%
1,584 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
882 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
4,695 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
3,020 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,789 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
4,368 residents
Good health35.7%
3,332 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,221 residents
Bad health3.4%
322 residents
Very bad health1%
98 residents
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,700 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,640 residents
Purbrook & Widley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
2,018 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Purbrook & Widley · 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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