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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006838

Headley Down & Grayshott

Headley Down & Grayshott is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,940 residents in East Hampshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,940

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,995

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

605.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.7%

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.

Crowborough Whitehill & Warren, Wealden7,286 residents · 82.8% owned · 9.5% no carWinscombe, Langford & Blagdon, North Somerset9,045 residents · 78.6% owned · 8.9% no carHightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook, Cheshire East5,698 residents · 88.7% owned · 7.5% no carTadworth & Walton, Reigate and Banstead7,095 residents · 86.1% owned · 7.4% no carShenstone, Stonnall & Little Aston, Lichfield7,962 residents · 86.0% owned · 6.8% no carHooton, Willaston & Ness, Cheshire West and Chester5,626 residents · 85.2% owned · 7.1% no car

Most similar within East Hampshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Horndean South & Rowlands Castle, East Hampshire7,396 residents · 80.9% owned · 7.9% no carLiss & Hawkley, East Hampshire7,617 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Headley Down & Grayshott

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

Tenure

Owned83.8%
2,510 households
Private rented8.7%
261 households
Social rented6.6%
198 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached66.6%
1,995 households
Semi-detached15.6%
468 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
260 households
Terraced5.1%
152 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.2%
1,145 households
1 car or van in household32.9%
984 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.5%
674 households
No cars or vans in household6.4%
192 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms43.9%
1,315 households
3 bedrooms30.7%
920 households
2 bedrooms20%
598 households
1 bedroom5.4%
162 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
2,095 households
One-person household25.8%
773 households
Other household types4.4%
132 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43%
1,288 households
1 person in household25.8%
773 households
3 people in household13.7%
409 households
4 people in household12.6%
376 households
5 people in household3.5%
105 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
937 residents
15–2911.9%
829 residents
30–4413.1%
908 residents
45–6431.4%
2,180 residents
65 and over30.1%
2,088 residents
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
6,654 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
123 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.7%
2,591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
809 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
3,217 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,663 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
50 residents aged 16 and over
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
248 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
3,544 residents
Good health34.5%
2,395 residents
Fair health10.7%
742 residents
Bad health3%
209 residents
Very bad health0.8%
53 residents
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
5,868 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,072 residents
Headley Down & Grayshott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59%
1,767 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
984 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.2%
217 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
27 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Headley Down & Grayshott · 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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