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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005960

Thame South

Thame South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,889 residents in South Oxfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,889

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,262

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

824.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.5%

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.

Ashby de la Zouch North, North West Leicestershire8,321 residents · 68.2% owned · 12.5% no carLiphook, East Hampshire9,771 residents · 74.1% owned · 9.6% no carBingham, Rushcliffe10,110 residents · 73.4% owned · 15.4% no carLichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carMarket Harborough South & Little Bowden, Harborough9,381 residents · 72.4% owned · 14.0% no carStratford South East & Tiddington, Stratford-on-Avon8,337 residents · 75.5% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within South Oxfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wallingford & Brightwell, South Oxfordshire9,698 residents · 67.1% owned · 14.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thame South

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

Tenure

Owned68.7%
2,241 households
Social rented16.1%
524 households
Private rented12.6%
410 households
Shared ownership2.7%
87 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.6%
1,031 households
Detached30.8%
1,005 households
Terraced20.3%
664 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.6%
477 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,307 households
2 cars or vans in household35.7%
1,163 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
432 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
360 households
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.5%
1,125 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
960 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
893 households
1 bedroom8.7%
284 households
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,241 households
One-person household27.1%
883 households
Other household types4.3%
140 households
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,175 households
1 person in household27%
881 households
3 people in household15.6%
509 households
4 people in household15.1%
493 households
5 people in household4.6%
151 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,568 residents
15–2913.7%
1,082 residents
30–4418.9%
1,491 residents
45–6425.7%
2,029 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,720 residents
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
7,441 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
199 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
130 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
54 residents
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.5%
2,710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
913 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
3,817 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,326 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,545 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
4,277 residents
Good health32.1%
2,536 residents
Fair health10.1%
794 residents
Bad health2.8%
222 residents
Very bad health0.8%
61 residents
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
6,682 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,207 residents
Thame South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.4%
1,871 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30%
980 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
356 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Thame 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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