Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003254

Orton West & Castor

Orton West & Castor is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,238 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough

9,238

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,069

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

229.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Orton West & Castor

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

Tenure

Owned74.5%

3,031 households

Private rented16.5%

671 households

Social rented8.3%

338 households

Shared ownership0.7%

29 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.9%

2,275 households

Semi-detached25.6%

1,042 households

Terraced12.7%

518 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%

204 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

9 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

8 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%

1,697 households

2 cars or vans in household34.5%

1,403 households

No cars or vans in household12.7%

518 households

3 or more cars or vans in household11%

449 households

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%

1,571 households

4 or more bedrooms37.3%

1,517 households

2 bedrooms17.9%

730 households

1 bedroom6.1%

249 households

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%

2,772 households

One-person household27.4%

1,113 households

Other household types4.5%

182 households

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%

1,627 households

1 person in household27.4%

1,113 households

3 people in household16.4%

668 households

4 people in household11.9%

486 households

5 people in household3.3%

136 households

6 people in household0.7%

27 households

7 people in household0.1%

5 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%

1,460 residents

15–2912.7%

1,173 residents

30–4419%

1,757 residents

45–6428.6%

2,646 residents

65 and over23.8%

2,201 residents

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%

8,461 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%

357 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%

204 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%

161 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

54 residents

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%

2,695 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.2%

1,401 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.9%

1,143 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14%

1,078 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%

759 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.5%

426 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.3%

176 residents aged 16 and over

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%

4,508 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.9%

3,064 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

109 residents aged 16 and over

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%

1,869 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%

1,442 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%

1,147 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.8%

752 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.6%

735 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%

685 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%

392 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%

346 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.1%

313 residents aged 16 and over

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%

4,490 residents

Good health35.3%

3,263 residents

Fair health11.5%

1,061 residents

Bad health3.6%

330 residents

Very bad health1%

95 residents

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%

7,742 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%

1,496 residents

Orton West & Castor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%

2,301 households

Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%

1,258 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11%

448 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%

56 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Orton West & Castor · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003254

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Orton West & Castor

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Orton West & Castor

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.