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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005968

Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford

Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,011 residents in South Oxfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,011

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,879

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

128.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.1%

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.

Odiham & Warnborough, Hart6,519 residents · 61.3% owned · 7.5% no carBox, Colerne & Rudloe, Wiltshire8,364 residents · 71.0% owned · 8.7% no carSouth Wonston, Sutton Scotney & Micheldever, Winchester5,918 residents · 68.1% owned · 6.0% no carShrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington, Vale of White Horse13,853 residents · 64.6% owned · 7.3% no carCaversfield, Ambrosden & Fringford, Cherwell11,255 residents · 66.7% owned · 5.8% no carBarnack, Wittering & Wansford, Peterborough6,871 residents · 65.5% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford

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

Tenure

Owned61.8%
1,778 households
Private rented28%
805 households
Social rented9.3%
269 households
Shared ownership0.9%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.1%
1,125 households
Semi-detached37.5%
1,079 households
Terraced16%
461 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
116 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.6%
1,169 households
1 car or van in household36.5%
1,050 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.5%
474 households
No cars or vans in household6.4%
185 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,134 households
4 or more bedrooms34%
978 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
598 households
1 bedroom5.8%
168 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
2,059 households
One-person household23.3%
670 households
Other household types5.1%
148 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,067 households
1 person in household23.3%
670 households
4 people in household16.3%
470 households
3 people in household16.3%
468 households
5 people in household5.5%
159 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,450 residents
15–2918.1%
1,452 residents
30–4423%
1,843 residents
45–6423.3%
1,870 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,394 residents
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.5%
7,333 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
182 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
152 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
98 residents
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.1%
2,921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.3%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
762 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.5%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
4,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.2%
2,151 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,788 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.3%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.6%
4,699 residents
Good health29.8%
2,388 residents
Fair health9.1%
728 residents
Bad health2%
158 residents
Very bad health0.5%
39 residents
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
7,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
966 residents
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.6%
1,829 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
825 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.7%
194 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
29 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford · 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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