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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006097

Chard West

Chard West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,940 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,940

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,128

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,792.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Dereham Central & Toftwood, Breckland11,605 residents · 60.9% owned · 17.9% no carDaventry Central, West Northamptonshire9,425 residents · 57.4% owned · 21.4% no carHolbeach, South Holland7,742 residents · 65.1% owned · 16.3% no carSudbury, Babergh11,622 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.8% no carMelksham South, Wiltshire7,603 residents · 64.5% owned · 19.5% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chard West

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

Tenure

Owned55.9%
1,749 households
Social rented23%
719 households
Private rented20.2%
631 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.1%
880 households
Semi-detached26%
815 households
Detached20.8%
652 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.6%
612 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
78 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,436 households
No cars or vans in household23%
719 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
717 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
256 households
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,144 households
2 bedrooms32.7%
1,022 households
1 bedroom16.1%
504 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
458 households
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
1,887 households
One-person household34.9%
1,092 households
Other household types4.8%
149 households
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.9%
1,092 households
2 people in household34.5%
1,078 households
3 people in household14.7%
460 households
4 people in household10.7%
333 households
5 people in household3.4%
105 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,189 residents
15–2916.5%
1,144 residents
30–4418.2%
1,261 residents
45–6424.3%
1,687 residents
65 and over23.9%
1,657 residents
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
6,608 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
137 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
80 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
55 residents
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.4%
1,327 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,176 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,427 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.7%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
2,932 residents
Good health35.1%
2,434 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,125 residents
Bad health5%
347 residents
Very bad health1.5%
101 residents
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
5,497 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,443 residents
Chard West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.4%
1,234 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%
1,222 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Chard West · 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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