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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006673

Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham

Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,038 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
5,038

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,514

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,464.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.6%

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.

Taunton Wilton, Somerset West and Taunton8,667 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.8% no carRomsey Town, Test Valley5,857 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carDroitwich Spa East, Wychavon5,428 residents · 64.9% owned · 23.0% no carFelixstowe Seafront, East Suffolk6,306 residents · 56.2% owned · 24.1% no carEastgate & Southgate, West Suffolk8,321 residents · 64.7% owned · 22.0% no carChristchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,470 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.6% 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 Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham

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

Tenure

Owned59.5%
1,497 households
Private rented22.2%
559 households
Social rented17.7%
444 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached24.5%
616 households
Terraced22.8%
572 households
Semi-detached20.6%
518 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.7%
496 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.9%
123 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
107 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.2%
80 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,180 households
No cars or vans in household26.5%
666 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
530 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
138 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.7%
873 households
2 bedrooms26.7%
670 households
4 or more bedrooms20.8%
524 households
1 bedroom17.8%
447 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.6%
1,322 households
One-person household41.8%
1,052 households
Other household types5.6%
140 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.8%
1,052 households
2 people in household36.4%
916 households
3 people in household10.1%
255 households
4 people in household7.9%
198 households
5 people in household2.5%
62 households
6 people in household0.9%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.1%
609 residents
15–2914.1%
713 residents
30–4416.7%
840 residents
45–6424.9%
1,257 residents
65 and over32.2%
1,622 residents
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
4,620 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
248 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
74 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
48 residents
Other ethnic group1%
48 residents
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.6%
1,744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
699 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
2,330 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
233 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
232 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
2,209 residents
Good health36.3%
1,828 residents
Fair health14.9%
750 residents
Bad health4%
199 residents
Very bad health1%
51 residents
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
4,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
993 residents
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.3%
1,264 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
873 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
313 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Salisbury Cathedral & Harnham · 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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