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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002765

Scunthorpe Ashby

Scunthorpe Ashby is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,148 residents in North Lincolnshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Lincolnshire
6,148

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,725

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,542.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.7%

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.

Kidsgrove Central, Newcastle-under-Lyme5,709 residents · 63.2% owned · 21.8% no carLittlefield South & Grange, North East Lincolnshire5,452 residents · 58.1% owned · 30.7% no carGrange Farm & Ladybrook, Mansfield10,684 residents · 65.3% owned · 22.4% no carBillingham Central, Stockton-on-Tees9,328 residents · 62.2% owned · 26.6% no carRugeley Town, Cannock Chase8,188 residents · 56.1% owned · 26.0% no carKirk Hallam, Erewash5,966 residents · 62.9% owned · 25.9% no car

Most similar within North Lincolnshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Scunthorpe Lincoln Gardens, North Lincolnshire6,399 residents · 55.9% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Scunthorpe Ashby

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

Tenure

Owned61.7%
1,681 households
Social rented20%
544 households
Private rented18%
491 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.7%
1,627 households
Terraced17.8%
484 households
Detached12.5%
340 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
185 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
54 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,232 households
No cars or vans in household25.5%
695 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
638 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%
161 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms67.4%
1,838 households
2 bedrooms20%
546 households
1 bedroom7.5%
205 households
4 or more bedrooms5%
136 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
1,685 households
One-person household33.9%
924 households
Other household types4.3%
117 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.9%
924 households
2 people in household33.5%
912 households
3 people in household16.6%
452 households
4 people in household10.3%
282 households
5 people in household3.9%
107 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,134 residents
15–2916.3%
1,002 residents
30–4419.1%
1,175 residents
45–6425.9%
1,592 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,243 residents
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
5,929 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
109 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
62 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.7%
873 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
2,708 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,128 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.6%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.3%
458 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.1%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
233 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.8%
2,386 residents
Good health36.9%
2,270 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,041 residents
Bad health5.8%
356 residents
Very bad health1.5%
92 residents
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
4,735 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,414 residents
Scunthorpe Ashby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
967 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
529 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Scunthorpe Ashby · 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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