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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004786

Marchwood & Dibden

Marchwood & Dibden is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,245 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,245

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,515

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

601.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.6%

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.

Barrow upon Soar, Charnwood7,358 residents · 76.6% owned · 11.0% no carCastle Donington, North West Leicestershire9,258 residents · 72.6% owned · 10.6% no carMytchett & Frith Hill, Surrey Heath7,229 residents · 74.5% owned · 8.2% no carAmesbury, Wiltshire12,997 residents · 60.6% owned · 14.4% no carNeedham Market South & Great Blakenham, Mid Suffolk9,845 residents · 71.9% owned · 9.1% no carBishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset West and Taunton9,929 residents · 66.4% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marchwood & Dibden

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

Tenure

Owned69.4%
2,438 households
Private rented18.7%
657 households
Social rented11.2%
394 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.8%
1,224 households
Terraced26.7%
938 households
Semi-detached20.9%
734 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
434 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.4%
155 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,384 households
2 cars or vans in household37.5%
1,318 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
523 households
No cars or vans in household8.3%
292 households
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,285 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
942 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
903 households
1 bedroom11%
385 households
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,415 households
One-person household27.4%
963 households
Other household types4%
139 households
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,324 households
1 person in household27.4%
963 households
3 people in household16.5%
581 households
4 people in household13.1%
461 households
5 people in household3.9%
137 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,442 residents
15–2916.1%
1,325 residents
30–4419.4%
1,596 residents
45–6428%
2,305 residents
65 and over19.1%
1,576 residents
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
7,769 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
187 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
143 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
102 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
43 residents
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.6%
2,055 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.8%
1,395 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
433 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
4,310 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,280 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
4,151 residents
Good health33.7%
2,782 residents
Fair health12%
989 residents
Bad health3%
247 residents
Very bad health0.9%
77 residents
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
6,902 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,344 residents
Marchwood & Dibden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
1,911 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,123 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
402 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Marchwood & Dibden · 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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