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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004828

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,250 residents in Test Valley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,250

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,929

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

325.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

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.

Houghton Conquest & Clophill, Central Bedfordshire9,325 residents · 76.1% owned · 7.3% no carClanfield & Finchdean, East Hampshire8,743 residents · 81.6% owned · 7.0% no carStoke Mandeville & Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire12,461 residents · 78.6% owned · 6.5% no carHorndean North, East Hampshire6,554 residents · 79.4% owned · 8.0% no carMarlbrook & Lickey End, Bromsgrove8,036 residents · 84.8% owned · 7.5% no carWillingham & Over, South Cambridgeshire7,239 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams

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

Tenure

Owned80.5%
2,359 households
Private rented10.3%
303 households
Social rented6.9%
203 households
Shared ownership2.2%
64 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.2%
1,675 households
Semi-detached19%
557 households
Terraced11%
321 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
263 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
52 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.6%
1,217 households
1 car or van in household32.9%
963 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.1%
530 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
219 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms45.2%
1,323 households
3 bedrooms31.6%
924 households
2 bedrooms16.6%
486 households
1 bedroom6.7%
195 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.6%
2,124 households
One-person household22.1%
647 households
Other household types5.2%
153 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.3%
1,209 households
1 person in household22.1%
648 households
3 people in household15.6%
458 households
4 people in household15.3%
448 households
5 people in household3.8%
110 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,117 residents
15–2915.4%
1,118 residents
30–4416.5%
1,198 residents
45–6428.2%
2,042 residents
65 and over24.5%
1,774 residents
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87%
6,310 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%
608 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
151 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
108 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
72 residents
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
2,251 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
864 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
567 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,601 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,335 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
3,733 residents
Good health34.7%
2,514 residents
Fair health10.2%
736 residents
Bad health3%
219 residents
Very bad health0.6%
47 residents
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
6,214 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
1,036 residents
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.3%
1,708 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
935 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
261 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.8%
23 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · 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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