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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006638

Devizes West

Devizes West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,368 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
6,368

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,223

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,530.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Bromsgrove Central & Sanders Park, Bromsgrove6,948 residents · 64.2% owned · 24.2% no carDroitwich Spa East, Wychavon5,428 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.0% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no carRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of10,990 residents · 62.8% owned · 19.9% no carMaldon North, Maldon6,909 residents · 59.4% owned · 22.4% no carHoniton North & East, East Devon6,171 residents · 61.7% owned · 23.1% no car

Most similar within Wiltshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Warminster Central, Wiltshire6,117 residents · 64.7% owned · 21.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Devizes West

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

Tenure

Owned57.9%
1,866 households
Social rented27.9%
898 households
Private rented13.7%
441 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.1%
839 households
Semi-detached24.5%
790 households
Terraced22.3%
719 households
Detached19.4%
623 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.1%
100 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,358 households
No cars or vans in household26.9%
868 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
725 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
270 households
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.8%
1,088 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
911 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
619 households
1 bedroom18.7%
602 households
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%
1,781 households
One-person household41.1%
1,324 households
Other household types3.6%
117 households
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.1%
1,324 households
2 people in household36.2%
1,166 households
3 people in household11.9%
385 households
4 people in household7.3%
236 households
5 people in household2.6%
85 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
809 residents
15–2913%
826 residents
30–4414.1%
898 residents
45–6429.8%
1,896 residents
65 and over30.4%
1,936 residents
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
6,126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
92 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
32 residents
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
794 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
607 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
2,851 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,585 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,603 residents
Good health35.8%
2,278 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,071 residents
Bad health5%
318 residents
Very bad health1.5%
97 residents
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
4,917 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,450 residents
Devizes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,389 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,170 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
521 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Devizes 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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