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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006686

Trowbridge West

Trowbridge West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,427 residents in Wiltshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Wiltshire
5,427

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,191

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,785.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

Shelfield, Walsall5,983 residents · 70.0% owned · 16.8% no carBurton Winshill, East Staffordshire8,387 residents · 62.7% owned · 20.6% no carPelsall North, Walsall5,270 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.8% no carBedworth Heath, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,744 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.6% no carGreat Wyrley, South Staffordshire7,508 residents · 70.7% owned · 16.0% no carSwadlincote North, South Derbyshire7,560 residents · 71.5% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Trowbridge West

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

Tenure

Owned66.5%
1,456 households
Social rented23.1%
507 households
Private rented10.1%
222 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.9%
941 households
Detached26.4%
579 households
Terraced21.1%
462 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
164 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.6%
824 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
690 households
No cars or vans in household18%
394 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
283 households
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.1%
1,119 households
4 or more bedrooms24.2%
531 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
428 households
1 bedroom5.1%
112 households
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
1,500 households
One-person household25.3%
553 households
Other household types6.2%
135 households
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
784 households
1 person in household25.3%
554 households
3 people in household18.6%
408 households
4 people in household13.7%
300 households
5 people in household4.4%
97 households
6 people in household1.3%
29 households
7 people in household0.6%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
862 residents
15–2916.7%
906 residents
30–4417.2%
934 residents
45–6428.9%
1,567 residents
65 and over21.4%
1,160 residents
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
5,125 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
110 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
99 residents
Other ethnic group1%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
43 residents
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
2,590 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
1,827 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.3%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
2,347 residents
Good health36.3%
1,972 residents
Fair health14.2%
769 residents
Bad health4.9%
268 residents
Very bad health1.3%
71 residents
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
4,259 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,165 residents
Trowbridge West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
976 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
756 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
359 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Trowbridge West · 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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