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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004835

Winchester Central & South

Winchester Central & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,700 residents in Winchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,700

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,656

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,435.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.2%

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.

Leamington Central & North, Warwick13,033 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.7% no carSt Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carCentral Bath & Lansdown, Bath and North East Somerset10,998 residents · 43.0% owned · 38.8% no carThe Park & Warden Hill, Cheltenham7,577 residents · 71.2% owned · 18.0% no carFarnham Town, Waverley8,428 residents · 54.9% owned · 21.5% no carLeamington West & Milverton, Warwick9,357 residents · 59.2% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Winchester Central & South

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

Tenure

Owned49.8%
2,321 households
Private rented33%
1,536 households
Social rented16.3%
758 households
Shared ownership0.9%
40 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement34.7%
1,616 households
Terraced31.2%
1,454 households
Semi-detached10.8%
505 households
Detached10%
465 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.3%
293 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.1%
191 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
121 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
11 households
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
2,201 households
No cars or vans in household28.9%
1,343 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
889 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
221 households
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.1%
1,494 households
1 bedroom24.2%
1,127 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
1,059 households
3 bedrooms20.9%
974 households
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.5%
2,397 households
One-person household42.5%
1,977 households
Other household types6.1%
283 households
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.5%
1,975 households
2 people in household33.7%
1,568 households
3 people in household11.4%
531 households
4 people in household9.2%
429 households
5 people in household2.6%
121 households
6 people in household0.5%
25 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,463 residents
15–2927.1%
2,898 residents
30–4418.3%
1,953 residents
45–6423.5%
2,513 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,874 residents
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.8%
9,500 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
596 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
350 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
138 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
115 residents
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55.2%
4,974 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.1%
639 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.5%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.9%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
4,965 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,651 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25%
2,256 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
2,132 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.7%
1,592 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.9%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.5%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.4%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.9%
5,872 residents
Good health32.4%
3,467 residents
Fair health9.5%
1,016 residents
Bad health2.7%
288 residents
Very bad health0.5%
57 residents
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
9,095 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,605 residents
Winchester Central & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.1%
2,888 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.8%
1,295 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8%
373 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Winchester Central & South · 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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