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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006720

Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield

Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,250 residents in Malvern Hills. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,250

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,229

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Fordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen, New Forest10,923 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.3% no carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no carCharing, Pluckley & Challock, Ashford8,191 residents · 74.9% owned · 7.8% no carBrewood & Wheaton Aston, South Staffordshire7,328 residents · 74.2% owned · 9.2% no carCleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell, Shropshire8,917 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.1% no carBromyard & Bishop's Frome, Herefordshire, County of10,681 residents · 68.6% owned · 10.1% no car

Most similar within Malvern Hills

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield

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

Tenure

Owned71.3%
2,301 households
Private rented14.4%
464 households
Social rented13.5%
435 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.8%
1,641 households
Semi-detached26.6%
860 households
Terraced10.1%
325 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
160 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.5%
112 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
49 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
34 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.8%
1,189 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
1,088 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21%
679 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
271 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
1,138 households
4 or more bedrooms30.9%
1,000 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
818 households
1 bedroom8.5%
276 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
2,089 households
One-person household30.4%
983 households
Other household types4.9%
158 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.8%
1,319 households
1 person in household30.4%
983 households
3 people in household13.7%
443 households
4 people in household10.6%
342 households
5 people in household3.4%
110 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
911 residents
15–2912.7%
924 residents
30–4412.5%
907 residents
45–6431.9%
2,313 residents
65 and over30.3%
2,195 residents
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,118 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
58 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
2,401 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
986 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,399 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,784 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.3%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
3,380 residents
Good health34%
2,464 residents
Fair health14%
1,015 residents
Bad health4.2%
305 residents
Very bad health1.2%
87 residents
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,873 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,377 residents
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
1,652 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,074 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
439 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Upton-upon-Severn, Welland & Eldersfield · 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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