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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006976

Fratton West

Fratton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,312 residents in Portsmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Portsmouth
5,312

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,288

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,104.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

14.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

55.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Turves Green, Birmingham9,128 residents · 35.6% owned · 40.9% no carOldham Town North, Oldham9,134 residents · 20.0% owned · 56.4% no carWhitehawk, Brighton and Hove9,089 residents · 25.2% owned · 44.2% no carWillenhall, Coventry7,688 residents · 36.3% owned · 41.5% no carRotherham Central, Rotherham7,452 residents · 27.9% owned · 49.3% no carHolme Wood, Bradford7,599 residents · 27.3% owned · 52.1% no car

Most similar within Portsmouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Landport, Portsmouth8,012 residents · 19.9% owned · 52.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fratton West

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

Tenure

Social rented67.8%
1,551 households
Private rented15.4%
352 households
Owned14%
321 households
Shared ownership2.1%
49 households
Lives rent free0.7%
15 households
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement73.3%
1,679 households
Terraced16.6%
380 households
Semi-detached4.3%
99 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
56 households
Detached1.4%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household55.5%
1,272 households
1 car or van in household33.9%
776 households
2 cars or vans in household8.6%
196 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.1%
47 households
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41.3%
946 households
1 bedroom28.8%
659 households
3 bedrooms22.9%
525 households
4 or more bedrooms7%
160 households
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.7%
1,183 households
One-person household38.5%
882 households
Other household types9.8%
224 households
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.5%
882 households
2 people in household25.5%
583 households
3 people in household15.5%
354 households
4 people in household12.4%
284 households
5 people in household4.6%
106 households
6 people in household2.1%
47 households
7 people in household1%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
1,174 residents
15–2921.3%
1,133 residents
30–4420.4%
1,082 residents
45–6422.9%
1,214 residents
65 and over13.3%
709 residents
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.1%
3,720 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.5%
821 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
324 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
254 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
186 residents
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.3%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
563 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.7%
2,027 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.4%
1,892 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.8%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.5%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.7%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
233 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.8%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
2,121 residents
Good health33.2%
1,764 residents
Fair health17.5%
930 residents
Bad health7.2%
385 residents
Very bad health2.1%
112 residents
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
4,039 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,273 residents
Fratton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
821 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions26.8%
614 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension24.1%
552 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions12.1%
277 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
28 households
Fratton 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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