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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007064

Patchway

Patchway is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,920 residents in South Gloucestershire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for South Gloucestershire
7,920

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,336

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,925.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.3%

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.

Haverhill North, West Suffolk7,730 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.2% no carPodsmead & Linden, Gloucester9,145 residents · 61.2% owned · 22.1% no carHinckley Clarendon Park, Hinckley and Bosworth6,229 residents · 64.7% owned · 20.4% no carMelksham North, Wiltshire7,814 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.3% no carHamworthy West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,432 residents · 57.4% owned · 16.3% no carHaverhill East & South, West Suffolk11,154 residents · 57.4% owned · 20.7% no car

Most similar within South Gloucestershire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Staple Hill North, South Gloucestershire7,245 residents · 72.1% owned · 18.7% no carYate West, South Gloucestershire6,302 residents · 70.4% owned · 14.2% no carMangotsfield, South Gloucestershire6,541 residents · 62.6% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Patchway

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,252 households
Social rented17.3%
576 households
Private rented14.7%
490 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.9%
1,432 households
Terraced29.9%
999 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.9%
530 households
Detached8.5%
283 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,406 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
947 households
No cars or vans in household18%
601 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
385 households
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55%
1,836 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
814 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
424 households
1 bedroom7.9%
263 households
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
2,099 households
One-person household29.4%
980 households
Other household types7.6%
254 households
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,115 households
1 person in household29.4%
980 households
3 people in household17.1%
572 households
4 people in household13.6%
453 households
5 people in household5.1%
170 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,407 residents
15–2916.9%
1,340 residents
30–4422.3%
1,766 residents
45–6424.2%
1,915 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,493 residents
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.7%
7,107 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
318 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
217 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
173 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
108 residents
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.3%
1,632 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
927 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,036 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,299 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.3%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,644 residents
Good health34.8%
2,759 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,119 residents
Bad health3.8%
303 residents
Very bad health1.2%
93 residents
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
6,492 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,428 residents
Patchway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.6%
1,523 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,213 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
492 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Patchway · 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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