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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005993

Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,250 residents in West Oxfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,250

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,251

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

753.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Newbury North West, West Berkshire8,009 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.9% no carFaringdon & Stanford, Vale of White Horse9,690 residents · 63.1% owned · 12.4% no carSkipton Town & East, Craven6,676 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carClifton & Bailiff Bridge, Calderdale8,884 residents · 67.1% owned · 20.3% no carHungerford, West Berkshire5,866 residents · 60.2% owned · 15.0% no carCirencester South, Cotswold7,509 residents · 55.6% owned · 14.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chipping Norton

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

Tenure

Owned65.2%
2,120 households
Social rented17.2%
558 households
Private rented15.9%
517 households
Shared ownership1.7%
55 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.3%
1,019 households
Terraced29.4%
955 households
Detached21.1%
687 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
443 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
47 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,447 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
948 households
No cars or vans in household17%
551 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
304 households
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%
1,333 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
974 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
670 households
1 bedroom8.5%
276 households
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,059 households
One-person household32.9%
1,068 households
Other household types3.8%
124 households
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,192 households
1 person in household32.9%
1,068 households
3 people in household15.1%
490 households
4 people in household10.8%
350 households
5 people in household3.3%
106 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,205 residents
15–2914.5%
1,053 residents
30–4417.9%
1,301 residents
45–6426.3%
1,910 residents
65 and over24.6%
1,781 residents
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
6,850 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
214 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
98 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
42 residents
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
2,237 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
563 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,623 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,298 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,325 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
3,462 residents
Good health35.3%
2,560 residents
Fair health12.6%
913 residents
Bad health3.3%
236 residents
Very bad health1.1%
80 residents
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
5,953 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,297 residents
Chipping Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
1,736 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,089 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
347 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Chipping Norton · 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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