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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003243

Paston

Paston is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,169 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough
12,169

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,810

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,364.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.4%

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.

Queensway, North Northamptonshire6,420 residents · 44.2% owned · 24.6% no carBarstable, Basildon8,617 residents · 35.9% owned · 29.0% no carKing's Heath & Spencer, West Northamptonshire9,143 residents · 38.5% owned · 31.6% no carHuntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor, Huntingdonshire9,057 residents · 44.7% owned · 28.1% no carBasildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carWillenhall Park, Walsall9,235 residents · 50.6% owned · 27.4% no car

Most similar within Peterborough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Bretton & Westwood, Peterborough8,244 residents · 34.5% owned · 34.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Paston

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

Tenure

Social rented42.7%
2,054 households
Owned38.2%
1,836 households
Private rented15.9%
764 households
Shared ownership3%
142 households
Lives rent free0.3%
14 households
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.8%
1,770 households
Terraced34.8%
1,672 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.8%
906 households
Detached8.1%
389 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
2,137 households
No cars or vans in household28.1%
1,350 households
2 cars or vans in household22.2%
1,069 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
254 households
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
2,106 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,371 households
1 bedroom17.3%
834 households
4 or more bedrooms10.4%
499 households
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,945 households
One-person household29.9%
1,439 households
Other household types8.9%
428 households
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.9%
1,439 households
2 people in household28.1%
1,351 households
3 people in household18%
866 households
4 people in household13.9%
670 households
5 people in household5.9%
284 households
6 people in household2.7%
130 households
7 people in household0.9%
44 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1525.2%
3,070 residents
15–2919.3%
2,345 residents
30–4424.4%
2,969 residents
45–6420.9%
2,539 residents
65 and over10.2%
1,246 residents
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.3%
9,891 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
770 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
640 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
517 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
354 residents
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.8%
2,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.4%
1,646 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,410 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.3%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.4%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
5,521 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.2%
3,236 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.2%
2,074 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
5,402 residents
Good health35%
4,260 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,739 residents
Bad health4.9%
591 residents
Very bad health1.5%
177 residents
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
9,879 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
2,290 residents
Paston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.7%
1,719 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,697 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21%
1,010 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.5%
360 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
26 households
Paston · 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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