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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006753

Fernhill Heath & Ombersley

Fernhill Heath & Ombersley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,385 residents in Wychavon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,385

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,076

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

159

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.1%

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.

Almondsbury, Pilning & Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire8,899 residents · 78.5% owned · 6.9% no carSmallfield & Felbridge, Tandridge8,351 residents · 78.9% owned · 7.5% no carBampton, Clanfield & Standlake, West Oxfordshire7,308 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.4% no carHighnam, Longford & Norton, Tewkesbury7,132 residents · 77.2% owned · 6.3% no carFrampton, Whitminster & Eastington, Stroud7,799 residents · 76.3% owned · 6.8% no carElswick, Singleton & Weeton, Fylde8,512 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.3% no car

Most similar within Wychavon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hartlebury & Wychbold, Wychavon8,794 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fernhill Heath & Ombersley

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
2,403 households
Social rented11.3%
348 households
Private rented9.9%
306 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52.5%
1,615 households
Semi-detached28.2%
867 households
Terraced7.3%
225 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.2%
161 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
156 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.8%
1,224 households
1 car or van in household32.4%
996 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.3%
625 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
230 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.1%
1,142 households
3 bedrooms37%
1,139 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
626 households
1 bedroom5.5%
168 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
2,199 households
One-person household23.4%
719 households
Other household types5%
154 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.8%
1,254 households
1 person in household23.4%
719 households
3 people in household16%
491 households
4 people in household14.8%
456 households
5 people in household3.7%
115 households
6 people in household0.8%
25 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,209 residents
15–2913.2%
978 residents
30–4416.5%
1,222 residents
45–6429.3%
2,164 residents
65 and over24.6%
1,815 residents
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,116 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
115 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
93 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.1%
2,320 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
968 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
552 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,603 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,397 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,398 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
3,832 residents
Good health32.7%
2,412 residents
Fair health11.1%
817 residents
Bad health3.6%
268 residents
Very bad health0.8%
56 residents
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
6,231 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,154 residents
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
1,721 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
942 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
337 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Fernhill Heath & Ombersley · 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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