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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004806

Cove & Southwood

Cove & Southwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,034 residents in Rushmoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,034

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,182

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,841.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

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.

Burgess Hill West, Mid Sussex7,061 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.7% no carThatcham North East, West Berkshire6,919 residents · 76.5% owned · 10.1% no carFrimley Green, Surrey Heath5,542 residents · 80.6% owned · 7.1% no carSouthwater, Horsham9,363 residents · 78.9% owned · 7.6% no carTongham, Guildford7,211 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.0% no carBarton Seagrave, North Northamptonshire9,708 residents · 83.0% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cove & Southwood

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

Tenure

Owned76%
2,417 households
Private rented13.1%
416 households
Social rented9.1%
288 households
Shared ownership1.9%
61 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.7%
1,168 households
Semi-detached34.8%
1,108 households
Terraced20.8%
662 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
179 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.1%
1,307 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
1,134 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%
495 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
247 households
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,329 households
4 or more bedrooms32.9%
1,047 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
650 households
1 bedroom4.9%
156 households
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
2,274 households
One-person household22.8%
724 households
Other household types5.7%
182 households
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,114 households
1 person in household22.7%
724 households
3 people in household19%
604 households
4 people in household16.4%
521 households
5 people in household5%
160 households
6 people in household1.2%
38 households
7 people in household0.5%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,471 residents
15–2916%
1,282 residents
30–4421.5%
1,730 residents
45–6428.9%
2,320 residents
65 and over15.3%
1,230 residents
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.6%
7,116 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
477 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
213 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
114 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
114 residents
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
2,248 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
992 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.6%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68%
4,394 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.1%
1,946 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,549 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.1%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
4,254 residents
Good health34.7%
2,788 residents
Fair health9.4%
759 residents
Bad health2.4%
190 residents
Very bad health0.5%
43 residents
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.1%
6,999 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.9%
1,035 residents
Cove & Southwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.1%
1,881 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
975 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
273 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Cove & Southwood · 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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