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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005935

Bicester South

Bicester South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,578 residents in Cherwell. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,578

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,774

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,890.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

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.

Huntingdon Central & West, Huntingdonshire10,399 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.5% no carSouth Farnborough & North Camp, Rushmoor12,122 residents · 54.1% owned · 15.6% no carCentral Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no carKingshill & Okus, Swindon8,572 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.7% no carBishop's Stortford Central, East Hertfordshire10,373 residents · 55.1% owned · 20.6% no carWaterhouse Lane & Admirals Park, Chelmsford10,349 residents · 57.8% owned · 20.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bicester South

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

Tenure

Owned56.3%
2,123 households
Private rented28%
1,056 households
Social rented12.5%
471 households
Shared ownership3.3%
124 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached26.8%
1,010 households
Terraced25.8%
975 households
Semi-detached22.6%
854 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.5%
812 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
65 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
31 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,622 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
1,073 households
No cars or vans in household20.4%
769 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
310 households
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.7%
1,159 households
3 bedrooms28.6%
1,079 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
855 households
1 bedroom18%
681 households
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
2,324 households
One-person household32.2%
1,213 households
Other household types6.2%
235 households
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.2%
1,253 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,213 households
3 people in household16.9%
636 households
4 people in household13.6%
514 households
5 people in household3.1%
116 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,477 residents
15–2919.5%
1,674 residents
30–4426%
2,232 residents
45–6424.9%
2,141 residents
65 and over12.3%
1,059 residents
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86%
7,382 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.8%
580 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
310 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
163 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
146 residents
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%
2,829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
969 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.7%
5,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive25.6%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,655 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.1%
4,558 residents
Good health34%
2,921 residents
Fair health9.9%
848 residents
Bad health2.3%
198 residents
Very bad health0.7%
56 residents
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
7,411 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,170 residents
Bicester South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.7%
2,178 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,167 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Bicester 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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