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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003394

Norcot North

Norcot North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,657 residents in Reading. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Reading
8,657

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,204

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,196.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Houghton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no carEastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no carBriar Hill & Hunsbury Hill, West Northamptonshire6,431 residents · 53.1% owned · 19.4% no carGatehouse, Buckinghamshire8,121 residents · 57.0% owned · 20.2% no carPetersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Havering9,346 residents · 52.8% owned · 26.1% no carOverstone Lodge & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire8,717 residents · 53.0% owned · 18.4% no car

Most similar within Reading

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Whitley Wood, Reading8,245 residents · 56.4% owned · 21.6% no carTilehurst South, Reading8,224 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Norcot North

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

Tenure

Owned52.7%
1,688 households
Social rented25.8%
826 households
Private rented19.2%
615 households
Shared ownership2%
65 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.2%
1,225 households
Semi-detached36.6%
1,171 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
544 households
Detached5.7%
181 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,449 households
2 cars or vans in household23.9%
765 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
763 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
227 households
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60%
1,921 households
2 bedrooms23%
737 households
1 bedroom9.2%
295 households
4 or more bedrooms7.8%
251 households
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,125 households
One-person household23.5%
754 households
Other household types10.2%
327 households
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29%
931 households
1 person in household23.5%
754 households
3 people in household20.6%
661 households
4 people in household16%
512 households
5 people in household7%
224 households
6 people in household2.3%
74 households
7 people in household1%
33 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
1,915 residents
15–2918.1%
1,565 residents
30–4425.4%
2,201 residents
45–6422.6%
1,954 residents
65 and over11.8%
1,026 residents
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.7%
5,859 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh13.7%
1,189 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
809 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.2%
625 residents
Other ethnic group2%
177 residents
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.3%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65%
4,305 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
2,185 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
925 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
4,067 residents
Good health36.1%
3,121 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,028 residents
Bad health4%
347 residents
Very bad health1.1%
93 residents
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.6%
7,237 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.4%
1,420 residents
Norcot North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,453 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,075 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Norcot North · 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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