Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006079

Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne

Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,366 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,366

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,724

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

149.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Newent, Forest of Dean6,376 residents · 64.9% owned · 15.4% no carManningtree & Mistley, Tendring12,089 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.9% no carBedale & Snape, Hambleton6,761 residents · 67.3% owned · 11.5% no carMarket Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carChapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley, High Peak12,894 residents · 74.6% owned · 12.3% no carBelmont, Madley & Clehonger, Herefordshire, County of6,559 residents · 70.1% owned · 11.4% no car

Most similar within South Somerset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Templecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port, South Somerset7,085 residents · 68.6% owned · 8.7% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
2,425 households
Private rented20.4%
760 households
Social rented13.6%
508 households
Shared ownership0.8%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.1%
1,381 households
Semi-detached33.6%
1,253 households
Terraced15.7%
583 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.9%
369 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
1,494 households
2 cars or vans in household34.5%
1,286 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.8%
516 households
No cars or vans in household11.6%
431 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,448 households
4 or more bedrooms26.7%
994 households
2 bedrooms26.7%
993 households
1 bedroom7.8%
289 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,454 households
One-person household30.1%
1,121 households
Other household types4%
150 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,461 households
1 person in household30.1%
1,122 households
3 people in household15%
560 households
4 people in household10.7%
400 households
5 people in household3.6%
134 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,369 residents
15–2914.8%
1,241 residents
30–4418.2%
1,520 residents
45–6426.2%
2,191 residents
65 and over24.5%
2,049 residents
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
8,135 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
84 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
80 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,997 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
4,045 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,772 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
319 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,919 residents
Good health35.6%
2,981 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,069 residents
Bad health3.6%
298 residents
Very bad health1.2%
98 residents
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
6,879 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,487 residents
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,892 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,287 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
453 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Wincanton, Cheriton & Charlton Horethorne · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in South Somerset

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.