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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005983

Abingdon Town & West

Abingdon Town & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,981 residents in Vale of White Horse. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,981

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,068

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,106.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.5%

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.

Wokingham Town, Wokingham9,718 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carHorsham Central, Horsham11,286 residents · 53.0% owned · 26.6% no carHaywards Heath West, Mid Sussex11,827 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.1% no carWarwick South West & Aylesford, Warwick12,697 residents · 56.4% owned · 17.3% no carHertford South, East Hertfordshire9,632 residents · 60.0% owned · 17.5% no carSalisbury Town North & Milford, Wiltshire6,156 residents · 55.8% owned · 26.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abingdon Town & West

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

Tenure

Owned52.2%
2,647 households
Private rented25.4%
1,285 households
Social rented21%
1,065 households
Shared ownership1.3%
64 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33%
1,674 households
Terraced25.6%
1,299 households
Semi-detached22.6%
1,144 households
Detached11.2%
566 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
160 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
89 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
2,370 households
No cars or vans in household23.3%
1,183 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
1,180 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
335 households
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.2%
1,681 households
3 bedrooms27.4%
1,391 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
1,006 households
1 bedroom19.5%
990 households
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
2,886 households
One-person household37.2%
1,884 households
Other household types5.9%
297 households
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.2%
1,884 households
2 people in household34.1%
1,727 households
3 people in household14.4%
731 households
4 people in household10.5%
532 households
5 people in household3.2%
162 households
6 people in household0.5%
23 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,736 residents
15–2918.6%
2,039 residents
30–4422.4%
2,461 residents
45–6424.9%
2,735 residents
65 and over18.3%
2,010 residents
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
9,723 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
568 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
354 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
224 residents
Other ethnic group1%
112 residents
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.5%
4,338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
5,965 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
3,006 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
2,196 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,900 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
456 residents aged 16 and over
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
5,468 residents
Good health34.2%
3,755 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,346 residents
Bad health3%
333 residents
Very bad health0.7%
79 residents
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
9,162 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,819 residents
Abingdon Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
2,830 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.8%
1,561 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
518 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
145 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Abingdon Town & West · 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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