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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003257

Orton Malborne & Goldhay

Orton Malborne & Goldhay is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,619 residents in Peterborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Peterborough
9,619

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,774

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,834.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Barstable, Basildon8,617 residents · 35.9% owned · 29.0% no carDarlaston Central, Walsall8,492 residents · 43.0% owned · 31.9% no carStacey Bushes & Fullers Slade, Milton Keynes6,194 residents · 31.3% owned · 27.8% no carBraunstone Park East, Leicester8,456 residents · 41.6% owned · 34.2% no carBridgwater South, Sedgemoor7,827 residents · 42.9% owned · 28.1% no carChurch Hill South, Redditch5,449 residents · 43.6% owned · 25.5% 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 carBretton Park, Peterborough8,849 residents · 46.0% owned · 28.9% no carPaston, Peterborough12,169 residents · 38.2% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Orton Malborne & Goldhay

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

Tenure

Owned37.2%
1,403 households
Social rented34.7%
1,311 households
Private rented27.4%
1,034 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.2%
1,669 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.1%
835 households
Semi-detached20.7%
781 households
Detached10.9%
411 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,728 households
No cars or vans in household31%
1,170 households
2 cars or vans in household18.1%
683 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
193 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,851 households
2 bedrooms19.2%
726 households
1 bedroom17.8%
672 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
525 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
2,193 households
One-person household32.4%
1,223 households
Other household types9.5%
360 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.4%
1,223 households
2 people in household25.1%
949 households
3 people in household17.1%
646 households
4 people in household13.3%
502 households
5 people in household7.6%
285 households
6 people in household2.8%
104 households
7 people in household1.1%
40 households
8 or more people in household0.7%
25 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.2%
2,232 residents
15–2919.7%
1,894 residents
30–4422.9%
2,203 residents
45–6421.9%
2,110 residents
65 and over12.3%
1,180 residents
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.1%
7,894 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.5%
720 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
426 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
327 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
249 residents
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.3%
1,905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
4,354 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
2,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25.8%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
998 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
4,168 residents
Good health34.6%
3,324 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,449 residents
Bad health5.5%
530 residents
Very bad health1.5%
148 residents
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
7,624 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,995 residents
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,382 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.2%
1,291 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
824 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
240 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1%
36 households
Orton Malborne & Goldhay · 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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