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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004829

South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever

South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,918 residents in Winchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,918

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,395

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.8%

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.

Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington, Vale of White Horse13,853 residents · 64.6% owned · 7.3% no carKingston Bagpuize & East Hanney, Vale of White Horse9,152 residents · 74.5% owned · 5.3% no carAudley End, Ashdon & the Chesterfords, Uttlesford7,626 residents · 75.1% owned · 7.2% no carDeddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords, Cherwell9,463 residents · 69.2% owned · 7.0% no carWhittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville, Lichfield9,163 residents · 73.8% owned · 6.1% no carLower Quinton & Ettington, Stratford-on-Avon9,820 residents · 70.8% owned · 6.1% no car

Most similar within Winchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Springvale & Itchen Abbas, Winchester6,944 residents · 70.4% owned · 9.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
1,631 households
Private rented20.8%
497 households
Social rented9.1%
217 households
Shared ownership2.1%
50 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.3%
1,135 households
Semi-detached27.9%
668 households
Terraced18%
431 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
98 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.5%
1,020 households
1 car or van in household35.1%
842 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
391 households
No cars or vans in household6%
145 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.8%
955 households
3 bedrooms34.3%
823 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
491 households
1 bedroom5.4%
130 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.1%
1,776 households
One-person household22.3%
534 households
Other household types3.6%
87 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
936 households
1 person in household22.3%
534 households
3 people in household17.7%
424 households
4 people in household14.8%
354 households
5 people in household5.1%
123 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.3%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,104 residents
15–2912.7%
753 residents
30–4419.4%
1,146 residents
45–6428.1%
1,664 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,251 residents
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
5,543 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
134 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
44 residents
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.8%
2,268 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
610 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.9%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
102 residents aged 16 and over
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.2%
2,993 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
1,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
63 residents aged 16 and over
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.2%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.9%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
222 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
192 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
167 residents aged 16 and over
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.8%
3,300 residents
Good health32.5%
1,921 residents
Fair health9%
530 residents
Bad health2.2%
133 residents
Very bad health0.6%
34 residents
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
5,122 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
795 residents
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63%
1,511 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
709 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.7%
161 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
16 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever · 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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