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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004801

Milford & Lymington South

Milford & Lymington South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,731 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,731

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,746

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

454.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Milford & Lymington South

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

Tenure

Owned83.3%
3,119 households
Private rented12.3%
460 households
Social rented3.9%
145 households
Shared ownership0.6%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.6%
2,081 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.2%
570 households
Semi-detached15.2%
570 households
Terraced10.2%
383 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,636 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,268 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
509 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
333 households
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,431 households
4 or more bedrooms32.5%
1,217 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
871 households
1 bedroom6.1%
227 households
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,357 households
One-person household33.2%
1,243 households
Other household types3.9%
147 households
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household46.7%
1,750 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,243 households
3 people in household9.2%
343 households
4 people in household7.7%
289 households
5 people in household2.4%
89 households
6 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.2%
787 residents
15–298.1%
625 residents
30–449.1%
704 residents
45–6426.7%
2,066 residents
65 and over45.9%
3,547 residents
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,558 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
76 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
2,783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
943 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.9%
4,064 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.1%
2,764 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
1,790 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.7%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.7%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,478 residents
Good health36.9%
2,852 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,122 residents
Bad health2.8%
213 residents
Very bad health0.9%
66 residents
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
6,275 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,456 residents
Milford & Lymington South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
2,104 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,294 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
313 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Milford & Lymington 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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