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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005254

Broughton & Wychnor

Broughton & Wychnor is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,749 residents in Preston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,749

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,779

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

257.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.1%

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.

Barnt Green & Lickey Hills, Bromsgrove7,351 residents · 88.2% owned · 6.3% no carMayford & Brookwood, Woking7,265 residents · 82.8% owned · 6.9% no carBishop's Stortford West & Braughing, East Hertfordshire10,830 residents · 76.2% owned · 6.5% no carWest End & Bisley, Surrey Heath10,337 residents · 81.4% owned · 4.8% no carBishops Tachbrook, Barford & Hatton Park, Warwick11,643 residents · 74.4% owned · 7.1% no carWokingham North & Hurst, Wokingham8,120 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broughton & Wychnor

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

Tenure

Owned87.2%
3,295 households
Private rented7%
266 households
Social rented2.9%
110 households
Shared ownership2.9%
108 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached64.7%
2,444 households
Semi-detached27.4%
1,033 households
Terraced5.8%
219 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%
58 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household46%
1,738 households
1 car or van in household33.6%
1,269 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
567 households
No cars or vans in household5.3%
201 households
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms51.4%
1,940 households
3 bedrooms35.3%
1,333 households
2 bedrooms11.7%
440 households
1 bedroom1.6%
62 households
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household75.5%
2,849 households
One-person household20.4%
771 households
Other household types4.1%
154 households
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,404 households
1 person in household20.4%
771 households
3 people in household18.8%
708 households
4 people in household16.4%
621 households
5 people in household5.5%
207 households
6 people in household1.2%
47 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,946 residents
15–2915.2%
1,479 residents
30–4420.7%
2,020 residents
45–6425.8%
2,520 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,789 residents
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.4%
8,422 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.6%
933 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
197 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
102 residents
Other ethnic group1%
94 residents
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.1%
3,617 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
930 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.3%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
4,933 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.4%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
2,098 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,657 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
332 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.6%
5,615 residents
Good health30.9%
3,010 residents
Fair health8.8%
858 residents
Bad health2.1%
203 residents
Very bad health0.7%
66 residents
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.2%
8,504 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.8%
1,245 residents
Broughton & Wychnor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension66.1%
2,497 households
Household is deprived in one dimension26.9%
1,015 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.2%
233 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
26 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Broughton & Wychnor · 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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