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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005969

Wallingford & Brightwell

Wallingford & Brightwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,698 residents in South Oxfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,698

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,195

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

710.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.3%

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.

Faringdon & Stanford, Vale of White Horse9,690 residents · 63.1% owned · 12.4% no carSaffron Walden Town, Uttlesford13,129 residents · 62.2% owned · 16.4% no carAshby de la Zouch North, North West Leicestershire8,321 residents · 68.2% owned · 12.5% no carLichfield West & South, Lichfield10,403 residents · 73.7% owned · 12.2% no carBroadbridge Heath & Warnham, Horsham8,783 residents · 67.0% owned · 13.4% no carRuddington, Rushcliffe7,674 residents · 73.8% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within South Oxfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thame South, South Oxfordshire7,889 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wallingford & Brightwell

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

Tenure

Owned67.1%
2,816 households
Social rented17.5%
733 households
Private rented12.9%
541 households
Shared ownership2.5%
105 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.6%
1,409 households
Terraced23.9%
1,004 households
Detached23.1%
967 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.2%
637 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
62 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
53 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,738 households
2 cars or vans in household32.8%
1,376 households
No cars or vans in household14.9%
624 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
457 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.1%
1,558 households
4 or more bedrooms26%
1,091 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
1,055 households
1 bedroom11.7%
491 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
2,704 households
One-person household31.1%
1,307 households
Other household types4.4%
186 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,438 households
1 person in household31.2%
1,307 households
3 people in household15.4%
645 households
4 people in household14.4%
603 households
5 people in household3.6%
150 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,675 residents
15–2914.1%
1,366 residents
30–4418.4%
1,786 residents
45–6428%
2,711 residents
65 and over22.3%
2,159 residents
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
9,245 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
182 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
166 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
45 residents
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.3%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
4,935 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
2,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,880 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,643 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
5,032 residents
Good health32.9%
3,193 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,088 residents
Bad health3.2%
310 residents
Very bad health0.8%
75 residents
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
8,160 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,538 residents
Wallingford & Brightwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
2,363 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,321 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
417 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Wallingford & Brightwell · 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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