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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006681

Winsley, Westwood & Holt

Winsley, Westwood & Holt is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,945 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
5,945

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,585

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

149

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.3%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Winsley, Westwood & Holt

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

Tenure

Owned78.5%
2,028 households
Private rented10.9%
283 households
Social rented10.4%
268 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.1%
1,270 households
Semi-detached29.6%
766 households
Terraced15.8%
408 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
75 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.4%
993 households
1 car or van in household36.6%
945 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
393 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
254 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.6%
1,076 households
3 bedrooms34.6%
894 households
2 bedrooms19.2%
497 households
1 bedroom4.6%
118 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
1,766 households
One-person household28.1%
725 households
Other household types3.6%
93 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.9%
1,030 households
1 person in household28.1%
725 households
3 people in household13.9%
360 households
4 people in household13.3%
344 households
5 people in household3.9%
101 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
914 residents
15–2910.4%
617 residents
30–4414.1%
837 residents
45–6430%
1,779 residents
65 and over30.2%
1,792 residents
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
5,766 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
88 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.3%
2,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
734 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
611 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.8%
533 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
2,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
2,177 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.6%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.5%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
205 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
203 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
3,072 residents
Good health32.8%
1,948 residents
Fair health11.3%
673 residents
Bad health3%
181 residents
Very bad health1.1%
66 residents
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
4,948 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
995 residents
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.9%
1,497 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
800 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
244 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Winsley, Westwood & Holt · 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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