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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004789

Langdown & Dibden Purlieu

Langdown & Dibden Purlieu is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,434 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,434

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,377

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,163.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Midsomer Norton Redfield, Bath and North East Somerset5,980 residents · 73.0% owned · 14.5% no carBedhampton, Havant9,308 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.0% no carStourport Lickhill & Burlish, Wyre Forest7,178 residents · 80.2% owned · 11.7% no carAldridge North, Walsall6,755 residents · 79.5% owned · 13.0% no carExmouth Withycombe Raleigh, East Devon7,541 residents · 66.2% owned · 16.8% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Langdown & Dibden Purlieu

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
3,050 households
Social rented19.5%
853 households
Private rented9.9%
434 households
Shared ownership0.8%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.3%
1,499 households
Detached31.8%
1,392 households
Terraced20.9%
916 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%
514 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,722 households
2 cars or vans in household33.5%
1,465 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
623 households
No cars or vans in household13%
567 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.6%
2,214 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
963 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
907 households
1 bedroom6.7%
294 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
2,985 households
One-person household26.3%
1,153 households
Other household types5.5%
239 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,672 households
1 person in household26.3%
1,153 households
3 people in household16.3%
715 households
4 people in household13%
570 households
5 people in household4.3%
190 households
6 people in household1.3%
56 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,776 residents
15–2914.6%
1,522 residents
30–4416.5%
1,723 residents
45–6427.4%
2,855 residents
65 and over24.5%
2,560 residents
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
10,089 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
53 residents
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
2,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,325 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
4,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
3,689 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,778 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
4,731 residents
Good health34.9%
3,644 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,490 residents
Bad health4.2%
441 residents
Very bad health1.2%
129 residents
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
8,381 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
2,054 residents
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.1%
2,107 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,525 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
601 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Langdown & Dibden Purlieu · 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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