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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005946

Risinghurst & Sandhills

Risinghurst & Sandhills is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,468 residents in Oxford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,468

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,395

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,229.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.2%

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.

Epsom North, Epsom and Ewell10,249 residents · 65.8% owned · 18.9% no carCherry Hinton, Cambridge9,343 residents · 56.4% owned · 24.5% no carEast Didsbury, Manchester8,042 residents · 74.2% owned · 15.1% no carMoortown, Leeds7,811 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.3% no carChorlton South, Manchester7,427 residents · 61.7% owned · 23.1% no carAbbey Field, Colchester8,081 residents · 63.9% owned · 16.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Risinghurst & Sandhills

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

Tenure

Owned59.3%
2,014 households
Private rented29.5%
1,002 households
Social rented10.5%
357 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.3%
1,639 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
618 households
Terraced14.5%
492 households
Detached12.9%
437 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
140 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.6%
1,682 households
2 cars or vans in household23%
779 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
733 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
200 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,495 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
801 households
2 bedrooms18%
610 households
1 bedroom14.4%
487 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
2,106 households
One-person household26.6%
903 households
Other household types11.4%
388 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,132 households
1 person in household26.6%
903 households
3 people in household16.3%
552 households
4 people in household16.1%
547 households
5 people in household5.1%
173 households
6 people in household1.7%
58 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,460 residents
15–2919.2%
1,629 residents
30–4423%
1,949 residents
45–6425%
2,118 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,313 residents
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.3%
6,373 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.2%
1,032 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
393 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.4%
369 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
297 residents
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.2%
3,744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.1%
835 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.6%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
4,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.3%
2,160 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.9%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,683 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.9%
4,650 residents
Good health32.6%
2,760 residents
Fair health9.4%
795 residents
Bad health2.5%
212 residents
Very bad health0.6%
50 residents
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
7,300 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,168 residents
Risinghurst & Sandhills · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.4%
1,981 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.2%
1,023 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Risinghurst & Sandhills · 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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