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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006830

Cowplain West

Cowplain West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,670 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,670

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,795

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,277.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Twydall, Medway8,857 residents · 63.7% owned · 22.1% no carNewhaven West, Lewes6,070 residents · 55.2% owned · 24.4% no carHawthorn Road, Arun7,768 residents · 53.6% owned · 24.1% no carPortslade Village, Brighton and Hove7,780 residents · 61.4% owned · 25.6% no carSomerford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,109 residents · 47.5% owned · 21.9% no carWinyates Green, Redditch5,526 residents · 59.4% owned · 22.5% no car

Most similar within Havant

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Waterlooville East, Havant5,376 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cowplain West

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

Tenure

Owned56%
1,565 households
Social rented30.3%
846 households
Private rented11.3%
315 households
Shared ownership2.1%
59 households
Lives rent free0.4%
10 households
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced29.9%
835 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%
740 households
Semi-detached26.4%
738 households
Detached16.4%
458 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 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
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%
0 households
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,133 households
2 cars or vans in household28.2%
787 households
No cars or vans in household20.5%
573 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
297 households
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.8%
1,361 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
645 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
403 households
1 bedroom13.7%
382 households
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
1,784 households
One-person household30.3%
848 households
Other household types5.8%
163 households
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
921 households
1 person in household30.4%
847 households
3 people in household15.6%
434 households
4 people in household13.3%
372 households
5 people in household5.4%
151 households
6 people in household1.6%
45 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
1,309 residents
15–2917.9%
1,194 residents
30–4419.7%
1,311 residents
45–6425%
1,664 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,190 residents
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
6,402 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
112 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
87 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
38 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.4%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
684 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,140 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,027 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,046 residents
Good health34.2%
2,283 residents
Fair health14.5%
965 residents
Bad health4.4%
296 residents
Very bad health1.2%
80 residents
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
5,316 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,352 residents
Cowplain West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
928 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
179 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.3%
36 households
Cowplain 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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