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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006653

Chippenham West

Chippenham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,851 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
9,851

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,118

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,001.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.9%

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.

West Totton, New Forest8,007 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no carIvybridge, South Hams11,904 residents · 74.9% owned · 12.3% no carPark Gate & Segensworth, Fareham9,098 residents · 70.6% owned · 10.6% no carCrabbs Cross, Redditch6,969 residents · 81.2% owned · 10.4% no carMiddlewich East, Cheshire East8,376 residents · 73.6% owned · 10.0% no carNorth Hykeham South, North Kesteven8,698 residents · 72.5% owned · 11.0% no car

Most similar within Wiltshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chippenham North, Wiltshire9,709 residents · 72.0% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chippenham West

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,983 households
Private rented13.3%
548 households
Social rented12.9%
532 households
Shared ownership1.3%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34%
1,400 households
Detached33.4%
1,373 households
Terraced24.4%
1,004 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
296 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,665 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
1,425 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
539 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
487 households
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,732 households
4 or more bedrooms30.4%
1,250 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
915 households
1 bedroom5.3%
219 households
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
2,896 households
One-person household25.4%
1,047 households
Other household types4.2%
173 households
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,519 households
1 person in household25.4%
1,047 households
3 people in household17.7%
729 households
4 people in household14.5%
599 households
5 people in household4.3%
175 households
6 people in household1%
41 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,659 residents
15–2917.3%
1,705 residents
30–4418.4%
1,813 residents
45–6428.7%
2,825 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,851 residents
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
9,298 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
238 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
179 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
75 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
56 residents
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.9%
2,577 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,554 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.8%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
5,195 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.7%
2,725 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,782 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
4,834 residents
Good health35.1%
3,464 residents
Fair health12%
1,179 residents
Bad health2.9%
284 residents
Very bad health1%
94 residents
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,276 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,573 residents
Chippenham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
2,250 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
466 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Chippenham 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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