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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006656

Chippenham Pewsham

Chippenham Pewsham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,706 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
6,706

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,896

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,506.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Uckfield South, Wealden6,526 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.0% no carWarndon East, Worcester6,498 residents · 70.6% owned · 8.9% no carSt Peters, Worcester5,648 residents · 78.0% owned · 9.0% no carRoughmoor, Swindon6,017 residents · 71.7% owned · 9.4% no carStowmarket East & Needham Market North, Mid Suffolk12,792 residents · 68.4% owned · 11.7% no carWest Totton, New Forest8,007 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.6% no car

Most similar within Wiltshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chippenham West, Wiltshire9,851 residents · 72.4% owned · 11.8% no carChippenham North, Wiltshire9,709 residents · 72.0% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chippenham Pewsham

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

Tenure

Owned72.6%
2,102 households
Private rented19.6%
569 households
Social rented7%
204 households
Shared ownership0.7%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.8%
1,038 households
Terraced30.9%
896 households
Semi-detached29.4%
850 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
80 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,225 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
980 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
389 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
301 households
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.4%
1,024 households
4 or more bedrooms30.6%
886 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
735 households
1 bedroom8.7%
251 households
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
1,986 households
One-person household27.8%
804 households
Other household types3.6%
105 households
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,054 households
1 person in household27.8%
804 households
3 people in household17.8%
516 households
4 people in household13.6%
394 households
5 people in household3.6%
105 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,040 residents
15–2917.7%
1,189 residents
30–4419%
1,277 residents
45–6433%
2,214 residents
65 and over14.7%
987 residents
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
6,390 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
31 residents
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
1,918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.3%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
588 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.3%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.7%
3,833 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.3%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
3,333 residents
Good health35.1%
2,353 residents
Fair health11.6%
778 residents
Bad health2.9%
194 residents
Very bad health0.7%
48 residents
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
5,667 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,039 residents
Chippenham Pewsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%
1,645 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
920 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
288 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Chippenham Pewsham · 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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