Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004818

Andover West

Andover West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,242 residents in Test Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,242

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,158

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

327.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green, Tunbridge Wells10,512 residents · 70.8% owned · 12.0% no carWembdon & Chilton Trinity, Sedgemoor9,577 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.2% no carHalstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no carStaverton, Hilperton & Semington, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 73.9% owned · 8.5% no carSproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham, Babergh8,630 residents · 72.9% owned · 9.3% no carHigham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire9,446 residents · 73.4% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Andover West

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
2,985 households
Private rented17%
706 households
Social rented10.5%
436 households
Shared ownership0.7%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.1%
1,502 households
Semi-detached31.8%
1,321 households
Terraced23.5%
979 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
263 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,627 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
1,476 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%
649 households
No cars or vans in household9.7%
405 households
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
1,806 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
1,248 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
822 households
1 bedroom6.8%
282 households
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,813 households
One-person household26.7%
1,109 households
Other household types5.7%
238 households
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
1,561 households
1 person in household26.7%
1,109 households
3 people in household16.4%
683 households
4 people in household13.6%
565 households
5 people in household4.6%
192 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,528 residents
15–2915.1%
1,548 residents
30–4418.3%
1,870 residents
45–6428.4%
2,913 residents
65 and over23.3%
2,384 residents
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
9,505 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
412 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
157 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
99 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
69 residents
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,861 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,649 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
5,344 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
3,079 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,938 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,507 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
5,134 residents
Good health34.1%
3,495 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,244 residents
Bad health2.9%
302 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
8,628 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,614 residents
Andover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.8%
2,277 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,393 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Andover 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Test Valley

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.