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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004817

Andover Central

Andover Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,491 residents in Test Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,491

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,317

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,307.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.3%

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.

Cullompton, Mid Devon8,808 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.6% no carRoyal Wootton Bassett Town, Wiltshire7,668 residents · 64.7% owned · 15.6% no carTrowbridge South, Wiltshire5,551 residents · 70.6% owned · 17.2% no carSt Neots Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire10,541 residents · 65.2% owned · 15.6% no carThatcham Town, West Berkshire7,542 residents · 56.5% owned · 18.3% no carHinckley Clarendon Park, Hinckley and Bosworth6,229 residents · 64.7% owned · 20.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Andover Central

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
2,008 households
Social rented20.7%
688 households
Private rented16.9%
560 households
Shared ownership1.8%
59 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.3%
1,038 households
Terraced29.6%
980 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.8%
623 households
Detached16.7%
554 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
72 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,412 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
876 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
699 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
328 households
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,550 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
921 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
459 households
1 bedroom11.6%
383 households
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,067 households
One-person household32.2%
1,066 households
Other household types5.5%
181 households
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,181 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,066 households
3 people in household15.1%
499 households
4 people in household12%
399 households
5 people in household3.7%
121 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,177 residents
15–2916.3%
1,222 residents
30–4419.4%
1,455 residents
45–6428.9%
2,167 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,472 residents
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.5%
6,930 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%
330 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
127 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.3%
1,576 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
3,990 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.3%
2,139 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,354 residents
Good health36%
2,695 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,088 residents
Bad health3.7%
278 residents
Very bad health1%
76 residents
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
6,092 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,399 residents
Andover Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,576 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,175 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
456 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Andover Central · 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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