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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004798

New Milton West

New Milton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,144 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,144

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,675

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,568.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Stowmarket West, Mid Suffolk6,159 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.4% no carHerne Bay South & Greenhill, Canterbury8,960 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.0% no carFolkestone North East, Folkestone and Hythe7,997 residents · 59.9% owned · 24.6% no carDroitwich Spa Central, Wychavon5,869 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.0% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carBroadwey & Littlemoor, Dorset7,666 residents · 58.1% owned · 18.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Milton West

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

Tenure

Owned58.7%
1,569 households
Social rented28.5%
763 households
Private rented11.8%
315 households
Shared ownership0.9%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached27.7%
741 households
Detached27.3%
730 households
Terraced23.3%
623 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.7%
526 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
34 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 warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,119 households
2 cars or vans in household27.7%
742 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
473 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
341 households
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,081 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
751 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
432 households
1 bedroom15.4%
411 households
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
1,715 households
One-person household31.6%
845 households
Other household types4.2%
113 households
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
962 households
1 person in household31.6%
845 households
3 people in household14.6%
392 households
4 people in household11.2%
299 households
5 people in household4.8%
129 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,028 residents
15–2915.6%
957 residents
30–4416.1%
991 residents
45–6427.9%
1,716 residents
65 and over23.7%
1,454 residents
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
5,877 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
133 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
99 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
134 residents aged 16 and over
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,233 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
96 residents aged 16 and over
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
371 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
227 residents aged 16 and over
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
2,523 residents
Good health36.6%
2,246 residents
Fair health15.3%
942 residents
Bad health5.5%
337 residents
Very bad health1.6%
96 residents
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
4,724 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
1,421 residents
New Milton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,105 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
936 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
483 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
141 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
New Milton West · 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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