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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000359

Victoria & Somerton

Victoria & Somerton is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,804 residents in Newport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newport
11,804

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,621

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,369.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Burton Eton Park, East Staffordshire8,057 residents · 52.1% owned · 24.7% no carLongford, Coventry8,072 residents · 56.7% owned · 25.2% no carLittlemore & Rose Hill, Oxford11,233 residents · 43.0% owned · 26.8% no carFratton Kingston, Portsmouth10,355 residents · 44.8% owned · 36.8% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no carPerry Street, Gravesham8,007 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.5% no car

Most similar within Newport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maendy, Newport8,282 residents · 59.6% owned · 27.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Victoria & Somerton

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

Tenure

Owned48.2%
2,229 households
Private rented35.1%
1,623 households
Social rented14.5%
672 households
Shared ownership1.9%
86 households
Lives rent free0.2%
11 households
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.3%
2,416 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.2%
886 households
Semi-detached18.8%
868 households
Detached5%
233 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
116 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
2,192 households
No cars or vans in household26.4%
1,219 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
976 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
233 households
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
2,114 households
2 bedrooms36.1%
1,668 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
448 households
1 bedroom8.4%
390 households
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
2,816 households
One-person household30.3%
1,399 households
Other household types8.7%
404 households
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
1,413 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,399 households
3 people in household17%
787 households
4 people in household10.8%
499 households
5 people in household5.6%
259 households
6 people in household3%
138 households
8 or more people in household2%
91 households
7 people in household0.7%
34 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.5%
2,659 residents
15–2921.6%
2,548 residents
30–4426.4%
3,111 residents
45–6421.1%
2,488 residents
65 and over8.5%
998 residents
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.7%
7,989 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.7%
2,332 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.5%
770 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
394 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
323 residents
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
2,383 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.5%
2,302 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
5,700 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.3%
3,101 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.5%
1,851 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
1,270 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.1%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
5,746 residents
Good health33.4%
3,938 residents
Fair health12%
1,411 residents
Bad health4.8%
563 residents
Very bad health1.3%
148 residents
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
9,803 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
2,001 residents
Victoria & Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
2,002 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,625 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
738 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
237 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
18 households
Victoria & Somerton · 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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