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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003240

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,871 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough
6,871

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,708

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

100

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.1%

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.

Box, Colerne & Rudloe, Wiltshire8,364 residents · 71.0% owned · 8.7% no carFaverdale, Heighington & Sadberge, Darlington9,657 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.5% no carShefford & Shillington, Central Bedfordshire11,846 residents · 67.1% owned · 8.2% no carOdiham & Warnborough, Hart6,519 residents · 61.3% owned · 7.5% no carStansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham, Uttlesford14,839 residents · 74.5% owned · 7.1% no carWhitchurch & Ashmansworth, Basingstoke and Deane7,540 residents · 68.3% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford

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

Tenure

Owned65.5%
1,774 households
Private rented24%
651 households
Social rented9.3%
253 households
Shared ownership1.1%
29 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.1%
1,141 households
Semi-detached28.5%
771 households
Terraced26.7%
724 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,071 households
2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,066 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
385 households
No cars or vans in household6.9%
186 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
1,060 households
4 or more bedrooms33.8%
916 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
636 households
1 bedroom3.5%
96 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
1,934 households
One-person household24%
650 households
Other household types4.6%
124 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
1,016 households
1 person in household24%
650 households
4 people in household16.8%
454 households
3 people in household16%
433 households
5 people in household4.4%
119 households
6 people in household1.1%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,353 residents
15–2915.7%
1,079 residents
30–4420.3%
1,391 residents
45–6427.6%
1,896 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,149 residents
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
6,533 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
124 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
85 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
52 residents
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.1%
2,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.8%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
835 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.4%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.2%
3,602 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.4%
1,763 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
262 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.3%
3,728 residents
Good health32.6%
2,238 residents
Fair health9.9%
679 residents
Bad health2.7%
184 residents
Very bad health0.6%
42 residents
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
5,917 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
954 residents
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.4%
1,609 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
815 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
245 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
38 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Barnack, Wittering & Wansford · 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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