Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006665

Mere & East Knoyle

Mere & East Knoyle is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,750 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire

6,750

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,073

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mere & East Knoyle

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

Tenure

Owned68.3%

2,098 households

Private rented17.2%

530 households

Social rented13.5%

416 households

Shared ownership0.9%

27 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.8%

1,438 households

Semi-detached29.2%

897 households

Terraced17.3%

531 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%

130 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%

32 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

22 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

16 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

8 households

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%

1,215 households

2 cars or vans in household34.8%

1,070 households

3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%

495 households

No cars or vans in household9.6%

294 households

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%

1,320 households

4 or more bedrooms28.5%

876 households

2 bedrooms23.5%

722 households

1 bedroom5.1%

157 households

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%

2,029 households

One-person household30.2%

929 households

Other household types3.8%

117 households

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44%

1,354 households

1 person in household30.2%

929 households

3 people in household12.1%

372 households

4 people in household8.1%

250 households

5 people in household3.7%

115 households

6 people in household1.3%

41 households

7 people in household0.3%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%

887 residents

15–2911.5%

777 residents

30–4412.2%

826 residents

45–6429.2%

1,971 residents

65 and over33.9%

2,286 residents

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%

6,640 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%

55 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%

33 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

12 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

10 residents

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%

1,981 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.2%

999 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications15.5%

903 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.1%

877 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%

577 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.5%

321 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

155 residents aged 16 and over

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%

3,026 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive46.8%

2,718 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.2%

68 residents aged 16 and over

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%

1,268 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.1%

1,108 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%

858 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%

611 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%

586 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.9%

577 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%

309 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%

308 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.2%

187 residents aged 16 and over

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%

3,126 residents

Good health35.5%

2,394 residents

Fair health13%

877 residents

Bad health4%

267 residents

Very bad health1.3%

86 residents

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%

5,401 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20%

1,349 residents

Mere & East Knoyle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%

1,573 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%

1,068 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%

360 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%

72 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Mere & East Knoyle · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006665

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Mere & East Knoyle

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Mere & East Knoyle

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.