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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006493

Brownsover

Brownsover is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,693 residents in Rugby. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,693

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,365

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,197

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

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.

Daventry North, West Northamptonshire11,521 residents · 65.3% owned · 10.9% no carBanbury Hardwick, Cherwell8,840 residents · 61.3% owned · 13.0% no carHargate & Orton Longueville, Peterborough10,901 residents · 63.1% owned · 15.4% no carWinklebury & Rooksdown, Basingstoke and Deane11,374 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no carNewbury Clay Hill, West Berkshire6,978 residents · 57.8% owned · 15.6% no carWigmore & Airport, Luton10,215 residents · 67.6% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brownsover

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

Tenure

Owned63%
2,748 households
Private rented19.8%
866 households
Social rented15.6%
681 households
Shared ownership1.5%
67 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.3%
1,587 households
Semi-detached26.8%
1,169 households
Terraced25.6%
1,120 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
455 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,881 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,455 households
No cars or vans in household14%
613 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
419 households
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%
1,649 households
4 or more bedrooms29.2%
1,274 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
1,155 households
1 bedroom6.6%
290 households
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
2,968 households
One-person household25.1%
1,097 households
Other household types7%
304 households
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,504 households
1 person in household25.1%
1,097 households
3 people in household19.7%
862 households
4 people in household14.2%
621 households
5 people in household5%
217 households
6 people in household1.1%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
2,017 residents
15–2917.8%
1,898 residents
30–4425.4%
2,718 residents
45–6425.6%
2,732 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,327 residents
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
8,718 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
1,038 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4%
427 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
364 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
147 residents
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%
2,914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,328 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69%
5,901 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.4%
2,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.5%
1,665 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,656 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
5,229 residents
Good health35.9%
3,834 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,220 residents
Bad health3.1%
333 residents
Very bad health0.7%
78 residents
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
9,155 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
1,538 residents
Brownsover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
2,387 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,376 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
477 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Brownsover · 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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