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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006002

Witney Central

Witney Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,769 residents in West Oxfordshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,769

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,879

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,263.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.6%

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.

Stratford North, Stratford-on-Avon12,299 residents · 55.2% owned · 21.2% no carShaftesbury, Dorset9,158 residents · 62.6% owned · 14.5% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no carKingsthorpe, West Northamptonshire6,604 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.3% no carSt Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carAndover Central, Test Valley7,491 residents · 60.5% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within West Oxfordshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chipping Norton, West Oxfordshire7,250 residents · 65.2% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Witney Central

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

Tenure

Owned58.7%
2,862 households
Private rented20.4%
997 households
Social rented17.2%
838 households
Shared ownership3.7%
181 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.7%
1,693 households
Terraced24.3%
1,188 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.6%
1,004 households
Detached15.8%
773 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
89 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
62 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
2,116 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
1,299 households
No cars or vans in household20.8%
1,016 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
445 households
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
2,024 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,409 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
789 households
1 bedroom13.5%
657 households
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
2,899 households
One-person household33.7%
1,645 households
Other household types6.9%
335 households
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,749 households
1 person in household33.7%
1,645 households
3 people in household15%
730 households
4 people in household10.6%
518 households
5 people in household3.3%
159 households
6 people in household1.2%
60 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,619 residents
15–2917.8%
1,918 residents
30–4419.8%
2,132 residents
45–6424.9%
2,686 residents
65 and over22.4%
2,414 residents
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
10,051 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
288 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
222 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
126 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
84 residents
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.6%
2,957 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
5,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
3,377 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,922 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
5,022 residents
Good health35.7%
3,844 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,412 residents
Bad health3.4%
366 residents
Very bad health1.2%
125 residents
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
8,863 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,906 residents
Witney Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
2,459 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,656 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
623 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Witney Central · 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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