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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005992

South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury

South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,914 residents in Vale of White Horse. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,914

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,681

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

147.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.8%

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.

Little Paxton, Love's Farm & Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire10,935 residents · 69.3% owned · 8.3% no carHagbourne, Moreton & Cholsey, South Oxfordshire12,012 residents · 69.2% owned · 8.4% no carBramley, Sherfield & the Sherbornes, Basingstoke and Deane11,111 residents · 69.8% owned · 7.3% no carLaverstock, Bodenham & Coombe Bissett, Wiltshire9,500 residents · 62.8% owned · 10.8% no carIslip, Arncott & Chesterton, Cherwell13,065 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.3% no carOverton & North Waltham, Basingstoke and Deane7,544 residents · 68.6% owned · 10.1% no car

Most similar within Vale of White Horse

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sutton Courtenay, Drayton & Steventon, Vale of White Horse10,298 residents · 70.1% owned · 8.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
3,816 households
Social rented15.3%
869 households
Private rented13%
739 households
Shared ownership4.5%
255 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.1%
2,335 households
Semi-detached28.8%
1,638 households
Terraced17.7%
1,006 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
512 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.6%
91 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
15 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.2%
2,227 households
1 car or van in household37.4%
2,125 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
764 households
No cars or vans in household10%
567 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.8%
1,977 households
4 or more bedrooms34.6%
1,969 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
1,322 households
1 bedroom7.3%
415 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
3,967 households
One-person household25.7%
1,459 households
Other household types4.5%
257 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,989 households
1 person in household25.7%
1,459 households
3 people in household17.8%
1,011 households
4 people in household15.3%
871 households
5 people in household4.6%
261 households
6 people in household1.3%
72 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
2,843 residents
15–2914.8%
2,061 residents
30–4422.6%
3,142 residents
45–6424.6%
3,427 residents
65 and over17.5%
2,440 residents
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.5%
12,728 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
590 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
341 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
155 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
102 residents
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.8%
5,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.3%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
448 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
187 residents aged 16 and over
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
7,200 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
3,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
144 residents aged 16 and over
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
2,660 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
2,645 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
487 residents aged 16 and over
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.7%
7,607 residents
Good health32.1%
4,468 residents
Fair health10%
1,395 residents
Bad health2.5%
348 residents
Very bad health0.7%
95 residents
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
11,884 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
2,030 residents
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.5%
3,381 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,746 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
478 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury · 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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