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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006553

North Bersted

North Bersted is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,663 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,663

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,049

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,391.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Evesham North & Hampton, Wychavon7,120 residents · 69.5% owned · 11.7% no carUpton & Lytchett Minster, Dorset8,649 residents · 75.9% owned · 10.2% no carKingsteignton, Teignbridge9,234 residents · 70.5% owned · 12.6% no carBridgwater East, Sedgemoor8,826 residents · 70.1% owned · 10.9% no carYeovil North East, South Somerset7,744 residents · 67.1% owned · 12.3% no carCullompton, Mid Devon8,808 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Bersted

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

Tenure

Owned73.4%
2,970 households
Private rented16.4%
665 households
Social rented7.6%
307 households
Shared ownership2.6%
106 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.2%
1,549 households
Terraced27.4%
1,108 households
Detached19.5%
790 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
412 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3%
123 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,697 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,362 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
538 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
453 households
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
1,776 households
2 bedrooms35%
1,419 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
540 households
1 bedroom7.8%
315 households
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,747 households
One-person household25.4%
1,028 households
Other household types6.8%
274 households
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,526 households
1 person in household25.4%
1,028 households
3 people in household17.8%
722 households
4 people in household13.8%
558 households
5 people in household4%
161 households
6 people in household0.9%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,724 residents
15–2915.2%
1,472 residents
30–4421.3%
2,059 residents
45–6425%
2,414 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,991 residents
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
9,172 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
231 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
131 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
56 residents
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,812 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
908 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
282 residents aged 16 and over
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
4,972 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
2,736 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
142 residents aged 16 and over
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
339 residents aged 16 and over
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
4,425 residents
Good health36.4%
3,522 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,271 residents
Bad health3.5%
338 residents
Very bad health1.1%
107 residents
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,116 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,547 residents
North Bersted · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.9%
1,940 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,459 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
97 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
North Bersted · 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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