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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004826

Abbotswood & West Wellow

Abbotswood & West Wellow is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,764 residents in Test Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,764

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,926

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

147.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.0%

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.

Cranage & Goostrey, Cheshire East7,608 residents · 80.4% owned · 5.2% no carWhittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville, Lichfield9,163 residents · 73.8% owned · 6.1% no carBrabourne Lees & North Romney, Ashford10,396 residents · 76.5% owned · 6.3% no carLower Quinton & Ettington, Stratford-on-Avon9,820 residents · 70.8% owned · 6.1% no carDeddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords, Cherwell9,463 residents · 69.2% owned · 7.0% no carKingston Bagpuize & East Hanney, Vale of White Horse9,152 residents · 74.5% owned · 5.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abbotswood & West Wellow

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

Tenure

Owned74%
2,907 households
Private rented11.8%
462 households
Social rented10.3%
403 households
Shared ownership3.9%
152 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.6%
2,106 households
Semi-detached18.8%
738 households
Terraced16%
629 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
320 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%
73 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.8%
1,641 households
1 car or van in household32.3%
1,270 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.4%
800 households
No cars or vans in household5.5%
216 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42%
1,649 households
3 bedrooms32.8%
1,289 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
766 households
1 bedroom5.7%
222 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.1%
2,869 households
One-person household21.8%
858 households
Other household types5.1%
200 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
1,586 households
1 person in household21.9%
858 households
3 people in household17.6%
689 households
4 people in household14.1%
555 households
5 people in household4.4%
171 households
6 people in household1.2%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,727 residents
15–2913.9%
1,360 residents
30–4419%
1,855 residents
45–6426.8%
2,620 residents
65 and over22.6%
2,202 residents
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
9,285 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
183 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
172 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
59 residents
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44%
3,488 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
607 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,831 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,993 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
2,060 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,713 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
5,255 residents
Good health32.8%
3,204 residents
Fair health10.2%
995 residents
Bad health2.5%
242 residents
Very bad health0.7%
68 residents
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
8,356 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,408 residents
Abbotswood & West Wellow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62%
2,434 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.1%
278 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Abbotswood & West Wellow · 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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