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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003253

Fletton

Fletton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,266 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough
10,266

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,541

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,783.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

New Bilton, Rugby8,089 residents · 51.2% owned · 22.0% no carStornton & Sixfields, West Northamptonshire7,761 residents · 50.1% owned · 26.9% no carMaidenhall, Stoke & Port, Ipswich9,841 residents · 40.8% owned · 31.0% no carShirley South, Southampton8,018 residents · 47.7% owned · 31.5% no carGrantham South East, South Kesteven12,267 residents · 50.8% owned · 25.2% no carCrewe Gresty Road, Cheshire East7,066 residents · 49.6% owned · 29.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fletton

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

Tenure

Owned47%
2,135 households
Private rented32.5%
1,475 households
Social rented18.6%
844 households
Shared ownership1.8%
83 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.1%
1,369 households
Terraced26.8%
1,216 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26%
1,179 households
Detached14%
635 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
87 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.2%
2,144 households
No cars or vans in household27.5%
1,247 households
2 cars or vans in household20.8%
944 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
207 households
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,837 households
2 bedrooms36.2%
1,642 households
1 bedroom14.2%
645 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
418 households
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
2,681 households
One-person household33.2%
1,508 households
Other household types7.8%
354 households
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,516 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,507 households
3 people in household16.8%
765 households
4 people in household11.1%
504 households
5 people in household4%
181 households
6 people in household1%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,970 residents
15–2919.3%
1,985 residents
30–4425.3%
2,598 residents
45–6423.9%
2,452 residents
65 and over12.3%
1,262 residents
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.1%
8,535 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.3%
650 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.8%
488 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
407 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
189 residents
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
2,184 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
466 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.6%
5,548 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.7%
2,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,733 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,421 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
4,599 residents
Good health36.8%
3,775 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,390 residents
Bad health3.9%
401 residents
Very bad health1%
101 residents
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
8,613 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,653 residents
Fletton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
2,086 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,590 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
673 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
185 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Fletton · 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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