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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006635

Marlborough

Marlborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,128 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
9,128

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,680

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,509.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.5%

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.

Town South & School, Rugby6,103 residents · 59.4% owned · 20.3% no carOakham East, Rutland7,870 residents · 69.5% owned · 16.4% no carRuthin, Denbighshire5,699 residents · 65.7% owned · 15.9% no carFour Oaks, Birmingham7,142 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.1% no carIlkley & Ben Rhydding, Bradford13,119 residents · 77.0% owned · 17.7% no carStratford South West, Stratford-on-Avon8,865 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Marlborough

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

Tenure

Owned62.5%
2,299 households
Social rented19.6%
720 households
Private rented16.8%
617 households
Shared ownership1.1%
42 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached30.7%
1,129 households
Semi-detached26.3%
969 households
Terraced25.1%
923 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
502 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
61 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,542 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
1,085 households
No cars or vans in household17.8%
654 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
399 households
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.4%
1,230 households
4 or more bedrooms28.2%
1,038 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
1,033 households
1 bedroom10.3%
378 households
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
2,233 households
One-person household35.6%
1,311 households
Other household types3.7%
136 households
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,312 households
1 person in household35.6%
1,311 households
3 people in household13.2%
487 households
4 people in household11.2%
413 households
5 people in household3.6%
131 households
6 people in household0.5%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,424 residents
15–2920.4%
1,859 residents
30–4412.5%
1,137 residents
45–6426.5%
2,419 residents
65 and over25.1%
2,291 residents
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
8,640 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
207 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
183 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
46 residents
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.5%
2,786 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.4%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
3,860 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
3,456 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,658 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,195 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.6%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.8%
4,824 residents
Good health31.2%
2,851 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,075 residents
Bad health3.4%
312 residents
Very bad health0.7%
66 residents
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
7,601 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,527 residents
Marlborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55%
2,025 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
374 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Marlborough · 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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