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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004790

Ringwood South

Ringwood South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,107 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,107

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,693

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

570.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Tewkesbury West & Twyning, Tewkesbury10,664 residents · 63.6% owned · 20.6% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no carMaldon North, Maldon6,909 residents · 59.4% owned · 22.4% no carStudley, Stratford-on-Avon6,036 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.5% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carHadleigh South, Castle Point6,687 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ringwood South

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

Tenure

Owned63.2%
2,333 households
Private rented21.1%
781 households
Social rented13.9%
515 households
Shared ownership1.6%
60 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.5%
1,126 households
Detached25.6%
947 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.4%
716 households
Terraced17.8%
658 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.1%
79 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
69 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
61 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
38 households
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,522 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
1,112 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
605 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
455 households
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
1,319 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,217 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
595 households
1 bedroom15.2%
563 households
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
2,219 households
One-person household35.1%
1,296 households
Other household types4.9%
180 households
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,298 households
1 person in household35.1%
1,296 households
3 people in household13.7%
505 households
4 people in household11.1%
409 households
5 people in household3.5%
131 households
6 people in household1.1%
41 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,302 residents
15–2915.7%
1,271 residents
30–4417.4%
1,412 residents
45–6425.7%
2,082 residents
65 and over25.1%
2,038 residents
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,809 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
144 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
91 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
1,969 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,909 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,699 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,814 residents
Good health33.5%
2,717 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,190 residents
Bad health3.7%
298 residents
Very bad health1.1%
87 residents
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
6,513 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,594 residents
Ringwood South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,798 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,239 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
556 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Ringwood South · 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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