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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004807

Farnborough Town

Farnborough Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,461 residents in Rushmoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,461

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,927

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,795.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.0%

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.

Ashford Common, Spelthorne8,851 residents · 69.4% owned · 13.6% no carNewbury Clay Hill, West Berkshire6,978 residents · 57.8% owned · 15.6% no carBranksome West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,603 residents · 71.0% owned · 16.9% no carByfleet, Woking8,022 residents · 73.5% owned · 11.9% no carCamberley West, Surrey Heath11,208 residents · 58.3% owned · 16.2% no carAshford East, Spelthorne9,310 residents · 75.0% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within Rushmoor

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aldershot North Town, Rushmoor8,086 residents · 59.7% owned · 15.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Farnborough Town

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

Tenure

Owned65.7%
2,579 households
Private rented17.3%
679 households
Social rented15.7%
615 households
Shared ownership1.4%
54 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.3%
1,503 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.3%
995 households
Terraced19%
745 households
Detached14%
549 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,624 households
2 cars or vans in household29.8%
1,170 households
No cars or vans in household17%
667 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
466 households
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,686 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,203 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
573 households
1 bedroom11.8%
465 households
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,478 households
One-person household29.5%
1,160 households
Other household types7.4%
289 households
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.1%
1,259 households
1 person in household29.5%
1,160 households
3 people in household18%
708 households
4 people in household13%
512 households
5 people in household4.7%
186 households
6 people in household1.8%
70 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,707 residents
15–2916.1%
1,528 residents
30–4423.7%
2,240 residents
45–6424.7%
2,337 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,650 residents
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.4%
7,604 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.9%
1,126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
260 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
256 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
216 residents
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30%
2,297 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
470 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
5,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,538 residents
Good health35.6%
3,368 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,181 residents
Bad health3.3%
308 residents
Very bad health0.7%
68 residents
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
8,023 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,438 residents
Farnborough Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,951 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,327 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
538 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Farnborough Town · 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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