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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006052

Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip

Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,747 residents in Mendip. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,747

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,289

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

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.

Charlton Down, Cerne Abbas & Puddletown, Dorset12,206 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.1% no carIronbridge, Admaston & Higher Ercall, Telford and Wrekin10,745 residents · 76.5% owned · 8.0% no carBradninch, Silverton & Thorverton, Mid Devon8,523 residents · 72.9% owned · 8.9% no carFramlingham & Hacheston, East Suffolk10,053 residents · 71.2% owned · 8.3% no carMarket Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna, Hinckley and Bosworth8,677 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no carCheddar & Axbridge, Sedgemoor9,365 residents · 74.7% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Mendip

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no carEvercreech & Nunney, Mendip7,790 residents · 74.3% owned · 7.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip

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

Tenure

Owned74.7%
2,458 households
Private rented18.9%
622 households
Social rented6.1%
199 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.2%
1,288 households
Semi-detached33%
1,087 households
Terraced19.6%
646 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
113 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.9%
94 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37%
1,218 households
2 cars or vans in household35.3%
1,161 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.7%
616 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
294 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,280 households
4 or more bedrooms30.2%
993 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
810 households
1 bedroom6.3%
206 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,239 households
One-person household27%
889 households
Other household types4.9%
162 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
1,324 households
1 person in household27%
889 households
3 people in household15.7%
517 households
4 people in household11.9%
391 households
5 people in household3.7%
121 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,100 residents
15–2913.5%
1,047 residents
30–4415.3%
1,187 residents
45–6431%
2,401 residents
65 and over26%
2,011 residents
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,518 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
109 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
2,454 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,879 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,591 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,539 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
3,818 residents
Good health33.9%
2,623 residents
Fair health12.1%
935 residents
Bad health3.5%
274 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
6,403 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,344 residents
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.9%
1,806 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,115 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
318 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Oakhill, Horrington & Chewton Mendip · 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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