Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006678

Melksham North

Melksham North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,814 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire

7,814

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,318

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,579.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Melksham North

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%

2,392 households

Social rented15.6%

519 households

Private rented11.7%

388 households

Shared ownership0.5%

17 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.7%

1,615 households

Terraced25.4%

843 households

Detached18.8%

625 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%

211 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

11 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

6 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

4 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%

1,405 households

2 cars or vans in household33.5%

1,111 households

No cars or vans in household12.3%

408 households

3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%

392 households

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.1%

1,895 households

2 bedrooms25.1%

831 households

4 or more bedrooms15.1%

501 households

1 bedroom2.7%

89 households

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%

2,251 households

One-person household27.4%

908 households

Other household types4.8%

158 households

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%

1,222 households

1 person in household27.4%

908 households

3 people in household16.9%

561 households

4 people in household13.2%

438 households

5 people in household4%

131 households

6 people in household1.2%

39 households

7 people in household0.3%

9 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%

1,389 residents

15–2916.9%

1,320 residents

30–4417.6%

1,379 residents

45–6427.2%

2,122 residents

65 and over20.5%

1,605 residents

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%

7,439 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%

147 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%

139 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%

58 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

33 residents

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%

1,396 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.1%

1,210 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.6%

1,178 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.8%

1,066 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%

878 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7%

443 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.5%

160 residents aged 16 and over

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%

3,859 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.7%

2,384 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

88 residents aged 16 and over

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%

1,142 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%

1,116 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%

968 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%

789 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%

620 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%

574 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%

491 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%

371 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.1%

258 residents aged 16 and over

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%

3,478 residents

Good health35.8%

2,799 residents

Fair health14.6%

1,143 residents

Bad health4%

316 residents

Very bad health1%

78 residents

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%

6,377 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%

1,437 residents

Melksham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%

1,575 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%

1,199 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%

456 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%

82 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

5 households

Melksham North · 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 E02006678

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Melksham North

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 Melksham North

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.