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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006650

Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham

Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,999 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
13,999

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

182.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.9%

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.

Pirbright & Normandy, Guildford7,676 residents · 68.6% owned · 7.1% no carLittleworth & Hopton, Stafford8,949 residents · 81.0% owned · 9.6% no carClifton, Meppershall & Stondon, Central Bedfordshire9,889 residents · 76.0% owned · 6.7% no carNeedham Market South & Great Blakenham, Mid Suffolk9,845 residents · 71.9% owned · 9.1% no carMarchwood & Dibden, New Forest8,245 residents · 69.4% owned · 8.3% no carClapham, Oakley & Thurleigh, Bedford8,758 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham

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

Tenure

Owned70.8%
3,530 households
Private rented20.5%
1,024 households
Social rented7.7%
386 households
Shared ownership1%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.7%
1,782 households
Detached34.6%
1,725 households
Terraced17.7%
885 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
265 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.3%
263 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.3%
1,909 households
1 car or van in household38.1%
1,899 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%
722 households
No cars or vans in household9.2%
458 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,960 households
4 or more bedrooms29.4%
1,464 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
1,335 households
1 bedroom4.6%
229 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
3,565 households
One-person household24.4%
1,215 households
Other household types4.2%
208 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,995 households
1 person in household24.4%
1,215 households
3 people in household15.7%
782 households
4 people in household14.5%
721 households
5 people in household4.1%
204 households
6 people in household1.1%
54 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
2,058 residents
15–2924.9%
3,485 residents
30–4417.8%
2,498 residents
45–6423.6%
3,310 residents
65 and over18.9%
2,649 residents
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.1%
12,616 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
559 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
382 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
259 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
184 residents
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.9%
3,532 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.4%
2,414 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,913 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
7,477 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.7%
4,100 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
2,686 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations20.2%
2,386 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
7,580 residents
Good health32.6%
4,563 residents
Fair health10.2%
1,430 residents
Bad health2.5%
343 residents
Very bad health0.6%
83 residents
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
12,043 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,956 residents
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
2,787 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,601 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
514 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Royal Wootton Bassett Outer & Lyneham · 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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