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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004783

Totton Rushington

Totton Rushington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,035 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,035

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,986

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,501.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Bishopstoke, Eastleigh8,750 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.8% no carCadbury Heath North & Bridgeyate, South Gloucestershire9,901 residents · 75.4% owned · 10.3% no carOutwood East, Wakefield6,146 residents · 81.3% owned · 12.7% no carMidsomer Norton North, Bath and North East Somerset6,216 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carChippenham West, Wiltshire9,851 residents · 72.4% owned · 11.8% no carThatcham West, West Berkshire8,145 residents · 76.5% owned · 8.3% no car

Most similar within New Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Totton, New Forest8,007 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Totton Rushington

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
2,331 households
Private rented13.1%
391 households
Social rented8.6%
257 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.4%
1,089 households
Detached33.6%
1,003 households
Terraced23.1%
690 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
183 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.1%
1,139 households
2 cars or vans in household37.2%
1,112 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
421 households
No cars or vans in household10.6%
316 households
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.7%
1,513 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
734 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
545 households
1 bedroom6.5%
195 households
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,084 households
One-person household26.3%
786 households
Other household types4.1%
124 households
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,112 households
1 person in household26.2%
784 households
3 people in household18.1%
541 households
4 people in household13.6%
407 households
5 people in household3.6%
109 households
6 people in household0.9%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,216 residents
15–2915.4%
1,080 residents
30–4419.2%
1,350 residents
45–6429.6%
2,083 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,303 residents
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
6,824 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
93 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,634 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.3%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
908 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.8%
3,717 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
1,916 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
3,506 residents
Good health35.7%
2,508 residents
Fair health11%
771 residents
Bad health2.8%
195 residents
Very bad health0.8%
55 residents
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
5,945 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,090 residents
Totton Rushington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,609 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,005 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
311 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Totton Rushington · 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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