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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004785

Lyndhurst & Minstead

Lyndhurst & Minstead is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,491 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,491

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,407

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.8%

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.

Penyard, Llangarron & Goodrich, Herefordshire, County of11,761 residents · 78.2% owned · 6.1% no carUpton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield, Malvern Hills7,250 residents · 71.3% owned · 8.4% no carUsk, Goytre & Llangybi Fawr, Monmouthshire8,313 residents · 78.2% owned · 8.2% no carAshbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington, Derbyshire Dales7,129 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.5% no carTenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no carFownhope, Tarrington & Marcle, Herefordshire, County of6,600 residents · 71.9% owned · 7.0% no car

Most similar within New Forest

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen, New Forest10,923 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.3% no carBrockenhurst & Sway, New Forest7,390 residents · 80.9% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lyndhurst & Minstead

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

Tenure

Owned77.4%
1,864 households
Private rented15.1%
363 households
Social rented7.2%
173 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.6%
1,386 households
Semi-detached20.7%
499 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
155 households
Terraced5.7%
138 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
62 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
35 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household35.4%
852 households
1 car or van in household32.4%
780 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.7%
545 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
228 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.7%
882 households
4 or more bedrooms33.2%
799 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
512 households
1 bedroom8.8%
212 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
1,603 households
One-person household27.1%
651 households
Other household types6.2%
150 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.8%
1,055 households
1 person in household27.1%
651 households
3 people in household14.2%
341 households
4 people in household11%
264 households
5 people in household2.7%
66 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511%
603 residents
15–2911.1%
612 residents
30–4412.7%
698 residents
45–6432.5%
1,787 residents
65 and over32.7%
1,796 residents
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
5,304 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.8%
1,926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
779 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
643 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
2,519 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
2,247 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.5%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
249 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
2,627 residents
Good health34.7%
1,905 residents
Fair health13.1%
719 residents
Bad health3.4%
189 residents
Very bad health0.9%
51 residents
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
4,509 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
979 residents
Lyndhurst & Minstead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
768 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
238 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Lyndhurst & Minstead · 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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