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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004824

Romsey Town

Romsey Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,857 residents in Test Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,857

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,046

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,834.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Cottingham South & North Ella, East Riding of Yorkshire5,795 residents · 69.4% owned · 23.7% no carBridport South & West Bay, Dorset5,553 residents · 64.0% owned · 20.6% no carMorpeth Central & East, Northumberland6,030 residents · 58.8% owned · 30.2% no carWoodbridge, East Suffolk7,880 residents · 67.8% owned · 17.9% no carDevizes West, Wiltshire6,368 residents · 57.9% owned · 26.9% no carNantwich North East, Cheshire East6,968 residents · 64.9% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Romsey Town

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
1,917 households
Private rented18.8%
572 households
Social rented17.8%
542 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.5%
869 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.8%
816 households
Semi-detached23.3%
708 households
Detached14.1%
428 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
75 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
67 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.8%
1,454 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
715 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
677 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
198 households
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.3%
1,105 households
2 bedrooms34.1%
1,039 households
1 bedroom17.1%
520 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
380 households
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.3%
1,563 households
One-person household45.1%
1,374 households
Other household types3.6%
109 households
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.1%
1,373 households
2 people in household34.8%
1,061 households
3 people in household10.2%
312 households
4 people in household6.7%
205 households
5 people in household2.1%
65 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511%
646 residents
15–2913.6%
798 residents
30–4414.3%
839 residents
45–6425.5%
1,495 residents
65 and over35.5%
2,079 residents
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
5,627 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
117 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
16 residents
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
1,851 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
706 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.7%
2,565 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.3%
2,544 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
55 residents aged 16 and over
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
2,424 residents
Good health36%
2,109 residents
Fair health16.6%
972 residents
Bad health4.5%
262 residents
Very bad health1.5%
90 residents
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
4,588 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,270 residents
Romsey Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,433 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,152 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
377 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Romsey 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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