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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004842

Denmead & Southwick

Denmead & Southwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,537 residents in Winchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,537

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,657

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

244.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.3%

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.

Bidford & Welford, Stratford-on-Avon11,180 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carEast Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe, Tonbridge and Malling12,405 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.5% no carPucklechurch & Westerleigh, South Gloucestershire12,709 residents · 73.9% owned · 8.8% no carMarden, Maidstone7,880 residents · 72.1% owned · 9.5% no carHartlebury & Wychbold, Wychavon8,794 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.6% no carAlmondsbury, Pilning & Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire8,899 residents · 78.5% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Denmead & Southwick

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

Tenure

Owned68.8%
3,203 households
Private rented16.4%
765 households
Social rented12%
557 households
Shared ownership2.8%
132 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.1%
1,869 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,381 households
Terraced15.2%
709 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.1%
519 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.8%
130 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
14 households
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.9%
1,860 households
1 car or van in household34.7%
1,618 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.7%
731 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
448 households
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.2%
1,684 households
4 or more bedrooms31%
1,442 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
1,185 households
1 bedroom7.4%
347 households
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%
3,315 households
One-person household24.4%
1,137 households
Other household types4.4%
206 households
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,804 households
1 person in household24.4%
1,135 households
3 people in household17.1%
796 households
4 people in household13.9%
648 households
5 people in household4.3%
198 households
6 people in household1.2%
56 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
2,078 residents
15–2916.2%
1,864 residents
30–4419.7%
2,270 residents
45–6425.9%
2,984 residents
65 and over20.3%
2,339 residents
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
11,113 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
159 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
132 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
47 residents
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.3%
3,299 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
5,745 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37%
3,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
2,377 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
5,982 residents
Good health32.7%
3,777 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,293 residents
Bad health3.2%
366 residents
Very bad health1%
119 residents
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
9,659 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,879 residents
Denmead & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
2,632 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.2%
1,453 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
458 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
108 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Denmead & Southwick · 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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