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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007073

West Hunsbury

West Hunsbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,695 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
7,695

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,002

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,194.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

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.

Bromham & Biddenham, Bedford12,828 residents · 77.8% owned · 7.1% no carHorley East, Reigate and Banstead7,749 residents · 76.8% owned · 8.4% no carWoodley East, Wokingham8,489 residents · 80.4% owned · 7.0% no carPriorslee, Telford and Wrekin8,045 residents · 73.5% owned · 7.2% no carBodicote, Adderbury & Bloxham, Cherwell11,104 residents · 74.4% owned · 8.4% no carHook & Rotherwick, Hart9,658 residents · 74.6% owned · 6.1% no car

Most similar within West Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brackley North, West Northamptonshire10,686 residents · 82.7% owned · 5.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Hunsbury

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

Tenure

Owned75.5%
2,266 households
Private rented12.4%
371 households
Social rented8.8%
263 households
Shared ownership3.4%
102 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59%
1,773 households
Semi-detached22%
660 households
Terraced12.7%
381 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
184 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.2%
1,265 households
1 car or van in household37%
1,110 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
437 households
No cars or vans in household6.3%
189 households
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46.9%
1,408 households
3 bedrooms32.2%
968 households
2 bedrooms17.2%
518 households
1 bedroom3.6%
109 households
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.2%
2,165 households
One-person household21.1%
634 households
Other household types6.7%
201 households
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,074 households
1 person in household21.1%
635 households
3 people in household19.6%
589 households
4 people in household16.2%
487 households
5 people in household4.8%
145 households
6 people in household1.9%
56 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
1,554 residents
15–2917.5%
1,348 residents
30–4423.5%
1,810 residents
45–6424.1%
1,855 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,125 residents
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.4%
6,336 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.7%
512 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%
496 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
296 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
53 residents
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
2,297 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
948 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
616 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
153 residents aged 16 and over
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.1%
4,121 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.7%
1,799 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
134 residents aged 16 and over
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.7%
1,494 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
266 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
236 residents aged 16 and over
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
4,242 residents
Good health33.4%
2,571 residents
Fair health8.9%
685 residents
Bad health2%
156 residents
Very bad health0.5%
41 residents
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.9%
6,764 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.1%
931 residents
West Hunsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.3%
1,840 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.9%
868 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
256 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
West Hunsbury · 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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