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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006073

Bridgwater South

Bridgwater South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,827 residents in Sedgemoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,827

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,239

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,138.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Hereford South West, Herefordshire, County of7,862 residents · 43.0% owned · 28.9% no carTaunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carBurton Stapenhill, East Staffordshire8,193 residents · 51.6% owned · 29.1% no carWest Leigh, Havant6,852 residents · 47.3% owned · 29.3% no carBodmin West, Cornwall7,987 residents · 52.9% owned · 20.7% no carKettering Avondale Grange, North Northamptonshire8,742 residents · 44.3% owned · 26.8% no car

Most similar within Sedgemoor

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bridgwater North, Sedgemoor7,869 residents · 46.9% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bridgwater South

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

Tenure

Owned42.9%
1,391 households
Social rented36.5%
1,182 households
Private rented19.8%
641 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.9%
1,259 households
Semi-detached28.9%
936 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
657 households
Detached7.8%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
79 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,340 households
No cars or vans in household28.1%
911 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
724 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
266 households
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,507 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
818 households
1 bedroom14.9%
483 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
431 households
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
1,954 households
One-person household32.3%
1,045 households
Other household types7.4%
240 households
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.3%
1,045 households
2 people in household30.4%
983 households
3 people in household17.3%
560 households
4 people in household12%
388 households
5 people in household5%
163 households
6 people in household1.8%
59 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,583 residents
15–2919%
1,491 residents
30–4420.5%
1,601 residents
45–6424.6%
1,923 residents
65 and over15.7%
1,229 residents
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
7,415 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
161 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
152 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
64 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
35 residents
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
3,677 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,356 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.7%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
3,277 residents
Good health34.5%
2,702 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,289 residents
Bad health5.4%
423 residents
Very bad health1.7%
136 residents
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
6,145 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,682 residents
Bridgwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.3%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
706 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
213 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Bridgwater South · 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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