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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005959

Beckley & Horspath

Beckley & Horspath is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,896 residents in South Oxfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,896

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,414

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

100.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.3%

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.

Thatcham South East & Bradfield, West Berkshire10,412 residents · 73.6% owned · 6.7% no carClyst, Exton & Lympstone, East Devon6,390 residents · 77.8% owned · 7.4% no carElswick, Singleton & Weeton, Fylde8,512 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.3% no carFernhill Heath & Ombersley, Wychavon7,385 residents · 78.1% owned · 7.5% no carAlvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End, Bromsgrove6,932 residents · 80.3% owned · 9.5% no carHaddenham, Stretham & Witchford, East Cambridgeshire10,279 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.3% no car

Most similar within South Oxfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Berinsfield & Wittenham, South Oxfordshire8,033 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beckley & Horspath

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

Tenure

Owned75.3%
1,818 households
Private rented13.8%
334 households
Social rented9.8%
237 households
Shared ownership1%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.2%
1,163 households
Semi-detached29.3%
706 households
Terraced10.1%
243 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure7.7%
185 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
75 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.9%
889 households
2 cars or vans in household36.6%
882 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.7%
428 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
213 households
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.2%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms34.9%
843 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
514 households
1 bedroom7.5%
182 households
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
1,645 households
One-person household25.5%
615 households
Other household types6.3%
153 households
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
934 households
1 person in household25.5%
615 households
3 people in household16.6%
401 households
4 people in household13%
314 households
5 people in household4%
97 households
6 people in household1.6%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
892 residents
15–2915.4%
905 residents
30–4416.5%
970 residents
45–6430.1%
1,772 residents
65 and over23%
1,356 residents
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.6%
5,348 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
180 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
76 residents
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.3%
2,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
729 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.8%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
3,020 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
1,866 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.4%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
3,079 residents
Good health33.8%
1,992 residents
Fair health10.5%
621 residents
Bad health2.8%
165 residents
Very bad health0.7%
39 residents
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
5,024 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
873 residents
Beckley & Horspath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.3%
1,334 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
806 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
234 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
36 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Beckley & Horspath · 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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