Homes rented privately
8.7% to 22%
Homes rented privately ranged from 8.7% in Sway to 22% in Ringwood South — a gap of 13.3 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Sway | 8.7% | 125 | 1,442 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 9.7% | 331 | 3,398 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 9.8% | 297 | 3,041 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 10.1% | 306 | 3,022 |
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| Hythe South | 10.4% | 301 | 2,907 |
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| Barton & Becton | 10.5% | 357 | 3,400 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 10.9% | 537 | 4,921 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 11.4% | 329 | 2,892 |
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| Totton Central | 11.8% | 373 | 3,159 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 11.9% | 349 | 2,935 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 12% | 369 | 3,087 |
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| Totton South | 13.2% | 413 | 3,140 |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 13.2% | 390 | 2,948 |
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| Hythe Central | 13.4% | 418 | 3,123 |
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| Pennington | 14.7% | 535 | 3,629 |
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| Totton North | 15.4% | 724 | 4,703 |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 15.5% | 250 | 1,614 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 15.6% | 529 | 3,397 |
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| Ballard | 15.7% | 291 | 1,855 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 16.1% | 267 | 1,661 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 19.7% | 288 | 1,465 |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 20.6% | 753 | 3,657 |
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| Milton | 21% | 674 | 3,203 |
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| Forest & Solent | 21.2% | 331 | 1,560 |
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| Lymington | 21.2% | 831 | 3,911 |
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| Ringwood South | 22% | 766 | 3,481 |
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People reporting bad or very bad health
2.8% to 6.6%
People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.8% in Forest & Solent to 6.6% in Milton — a gap of 3.8 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.
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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Forest & Solent | 2.8% | 106 | 3,737 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 3.3% | 113 | 3,438 |
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| Totton South | 3.4% | 257 | 7,527 |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 3.6% | 135 | 3,802 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 3.6% | 251 | 6,901 |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 4% | 339 | 8,512 |
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| Pennington | 4.1% | 332 | 8,180 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 4.3% | 449 | 10,492 |
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| Ringwood South | 4.4% | 338 | 7,694 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 4.5% | 337 | 7,423 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 4.6% | 170 | 3,713 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 4.7% | 307 | 6,559 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 4.8% | 342 | 7,078 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 4.8% | 369 | 7,626 |
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| Totton North | 5.1% | 572 | 11,226 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 5.2% | 388 | 7,485 |
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| Totton Central | 5.2% | 377 | 7,192 |
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| Hythe Central | 5.3% | 343 | 6,475 |
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| Hythe South | 5.5% | 390 | 7,151 |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 5.5% | 379 | 6,930 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 5.5% | 424 | 7,734 |
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| Lymington | 5.6% | 426 | 7,664 |
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| Barton & Becton | 5.8% | 406 | 7,060 |
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| Sway | 5.8% | 203 | 3,473 |
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| Ballard | 6% | 241 | 4,025 |
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| Milton | 6.6% | 444 | 6,710 |
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People aged 65 or over
18.2% to 50.4%
People aged 65 or over ranged from 18.2% in Marchwood & Eling to 50.4% in Barton & Becton — a gap of 32.2 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 18.2% | 1,549 | 8,496 |
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| Totton South | 18.4% | 1,382 | 7,531 |
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| Totton North | 18.5% | 2,069 | 11,192 |
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| Hythe South | 20.2% | 1,449 | 7,168 |
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| Ringwood South | 24.5% | 1,886 | 7,701 |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 24.7% | 1,708 | 6,907 |
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| Totton Central | 26.1% | 1,874 | 7,190 |
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| Ballard | 26.2% | 1,057 | 4,030 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 26.6% | 1,745 | 6,572 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 26.9% | 2,052 | 7,626 |
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| Pennington | 27.3% | 2,235 | 8,196 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 27.4% | 1,941 | 7,077 |
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| Forest & Solent | 27.7% | 1,038 | 3,746 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 30.2% | 2,259 | 7,477 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 30.6% | 2,110 | 6,901 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 30.9% | 1,061 | 3,436 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 31.7% | 1,178 | 3,711 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 32.9% | 2,545 | 7,739 |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 33.1% | 1,258 | 3,795 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 33.3% | 2,477 | 7,441 |
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| Milton | 34.8% | 2,343 | 6,727 |
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| Sway | 35% | 1,218 | 3,478 |
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| Hythe Central | 37.3% | 2,417 | 6,478 |
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| Lymington | 37.4% | 2,862 | 7,649 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 41.5% | 4,359 | 10,494 |
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| Barton & Becton | 50.4% | 3,569 | 7,080 |
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications
10.6% to 20.4%
People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.6% in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge to 20.4% in Milton — a gap of 9.8 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 10.6% | 345 | 3,243 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 12.6% | 377 | 2,984 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 12.9% | 752 | 5,842 |
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| Forest & Solent | 13% | 406 | 3,131 |
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| Sway | 13% | 388 | 2,991 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 13.4% | 435 | 3,245 |
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| Totton South | 13.4% | 827 | 6,158 |
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| Lymington | 13.5% | 910 | 6,735 |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 13.8% | 949 | 6,875 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 14.1% | 777 | 5,529 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 15.1% | 1,387 | 9,206 |
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| Pennington | 15.3% | 1,052 | 6,854 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 15.7% | 1,022 | 6,492 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 16.1% | 1,027 | 6,373 |
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| Hythe Central | 16.2% | 903 | 5,587 |
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| Totton North | 16.6% | 1,507 | 9,089 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 16.7% | 1,070 | 6,409 |
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| Ringwood South | 17% | 1,076 | 6,346 |
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| Barton & Becton | 17.6% | 1,153 | 6,551 |
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| Ballard | 17.8% | 602 | 3,373 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 18.6% | 1,082 | 5,831 |
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| Hythe South | 19.1% | 1,096 | 5,733 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 19.5% | 1,299 | 6,663 |
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| Totton Central | 19.8% | 1,195 | 6,047 |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 19.8% | 1,121 | 5,664 |
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| Milton | 20.4% | 1,180 | 5,778 |
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
19.7% to 47.4%
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 19.7% in Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield to 47.4% in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge — a gap of 27.8 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 19.7% | 1,113 | 5,664 |
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| Totton Central | 23.2% | 1,402 | 6,047 |
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| Hythe South | 23.2% | 1,331 | 5,733 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 23.9% | 1,396 | 5,831 |
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| Totton North | 24.1% | 2,193 | 9,089 |
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| Milton | 25% | 1,445 | 5,778 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 26.6% | 1,772 | 6,663 |
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| Ballard | 26.8% | 905 | 3,373 |
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| Totton South | 29.2% | 1,799 | 6,158 |
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| Hythe Central | 29.9% | 1,672 | 5,587 |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 30.9% | 2,123 | 6,875 |
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| Barton & Becton | 31% | 2,028 | 6,551 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 31% | 1,712 | 5,529 |
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| Ringwood South | 31.6% | 2,006 | 6,346 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 33.1% | 2,123 | 6,409 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 33.3% | 2,125 | 6,373 |
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| Pennington | 33.5% | 2,296 | 6,854 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 34.3% | 3,161 | 9,206 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 34.9% | 2,268 | 6,492 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 38.9% | 2,275 | 5,842 |
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| Lymington | 39% | 2,630 | 6,735 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 40% | 1,195 | 2,984 |
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| Sway | 41% | 1,225 | 2,991 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 41.2% | 1,337 | 3,245 |
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| Forest & Solent | 42% | 1,315 | 3,131 |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 47.4% | 1,538 | 3,243 |
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
8.9% to 19.8%
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.9% in Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge to 19.8% in Milton — a gap of 10.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 8.9% | 144 | 1,615 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 8.9% | 131 | 1,466 |
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| Sway | 9.9% | 143 | 1,441 |
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| Forest & Solent | 10.2% | 160 | 1,566 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 10.3% | 298 | 2,884 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 10.4% | 315 | 3,025 |
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| Barton & Becton | 11.3% | 383 | 3,403 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 11.7% | 576 | 4,928 |
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| Totton South | 11.8% | 373 | 3,150 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 12.2% | 202 | 1,659 |
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| Lymington | 13.1% | 511 | 3,904 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 13.7% | 400 | 2,926 |
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| Pennington | 13.8% | 501 | 3,633 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 14% | 434 | 3,095 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 14.2% | 482 | 3,393 |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 14.7% | 536 | 3,652 |
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| Hythe Central | 14.9% | 467 | 3,128 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 15.7% | 531 | 3,387 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 16.1% | 486 | 3,022 |
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| Ringwood South | 16.4% | 572 | 3,493 |
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| Totton North | 16.9% | 795 | 4,699 |
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| Totton Central | 17.5% | 555 | 3,170 |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 17.9% | 529 | 2,948 |
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| Hythe South | 18.4% | 533 | 2,897 |
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| Ballard | 18.9% | 352 | 1,862 |
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| Milton | 19.8% | 634 | 3,204 |
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Homes rented from a council or housing association
1.7% to 22.5%
Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.7% in Barton & Becton to 22.5% in Hythe South — a gap of 20.9 percentage points.
21 March 2021 · 26 of 26 current wards with comparable figures.
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
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| Barton & Becton | 1.7% | 57 | 3,400 |
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| Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh | 3.7% | 114 | 3,041 |
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| Milford & Hordle | 4.8% | 234 | 4,921 |
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| Sway | 6.2% | 89 | 1,442 |
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| Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood East | 6.6% | 191 | 2,892 |
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| Ringwood North & Ellingham | 7.3% | 226 | 3,087 |
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| Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge | 8.1% | 130 | 1,614 |
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| Totton South | 8.7% | 274 | 3,140 |
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| Hythe Central | 8.7% | 273 | 3,123 |
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| Downlands & Forest North | 9% | 132 | 1,465 |
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| Lyndhurst & Minstead | 9.2% | 153 | 1,661 |
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| Forest & Solent | 9.4% | 147 | 1,560 |
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| Totton Central | 9.9% | 313 | 3,159 |
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| Dibden & Dibden Purlieu | 10.2% | 299 | 2,935 |
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| Lymington | 10.8% | 421 | 3,911 |
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| Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde | 11% | 372 | 3,397 |
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| Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill | 11.6% | 395 | 3,398 |
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| Marchwood & Eling | 11.9% | 435 | 3,657 |
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| Ringwood South | 12.3% | 428 | 3,481 |
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| Milton | 12.7% | 406 | 3,203 |
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| Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield | 14.2% | 420 | 2,948 |
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| Totton North | 15.7% | 739 | 4,703 |
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| Pennington | 16.8% | 610 | 3,629 |
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| Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley | 16.9% | 510 | 3,022 |
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| Ballard | 18.6% | 345 | 1,855 |
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| Hythe South | 22.5% | 655 | 2,907 |
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