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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003239

Newborough & Peakirk

Newborough & Peakirk is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,326 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough
8,326

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,543

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

200.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Yaxley & Farcet, Huntingdonshire11,199 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.9% no carTrimley & Kirton, East Suffolk9,142 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.0% no carTiverton North & Outer, Mid Devon8,876 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.6% no carMorton, Blyton & Scotter, West Lindsey10,139 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carKimberley South, Trowell & Awsworth, Broxtowe12,248 residents · 83.0% owned · 12.5% no carStafford Common & Great Bridgeford, Stafford7,486 residents · 84.3% owned · 10.4% no car

Most similar within Peterborough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Glinton, Northborough & Maxey, Peterborough6,156 residents · 80.1% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newborough & Peakirk

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

Tenure

Owned79.8%
2,827 households
Private rented13.5%
479 households
Social rented6%
212 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59.4%
2,107 households
Semi-detached29.5%
1,045 households
Terraced8.2%
290 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.6%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,479 households
2 cars or vans in household34.7%
1,230 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%
477 households
No cars or vans in household10.2%
360 households
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.8%
1,695 households
4 or more bedrooms27.1%
961 households
2 bedrooms21.6%
767 households
1 bedroom3.5%
125 households
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,502 households
One-person household25.2%
892 households
Other household types4.3%
152 households
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,426 households
1 person in household25.1%
891 households
3 people in household17.7%
627 households
4 people in household11.9%
421 households
5 people in household3.8%
136 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,331 residents
15–2915.1%
1,258 residents
30–4417.7%
1,476 residents
45–6427.7%
2,306 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,961 residents
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
7,666 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
308 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
188 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
121 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,724 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,292 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%
4,178 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,626 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
3,727 residents
Good health37.5%
3,120 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,150 residents
Bad health3.3%
271 residents
Very bad health0.7%
61 residents
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,927 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,401 residents
Newborough & Peakirk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
1,843 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Newborough & Peakirk · 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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