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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003720

Arbury

Arbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,720 residents in Cambridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,720

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,904

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,506.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.1%

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.

Cowley South & Iffley, Oxford10,482 residents · 56.8% owned · 27.6% no carKirkstall, Leeds6,892 residents · 43.3% owned · 36.2% no carEastville, Bristol, City of7,929 residents · 58.2% owned · 24.2% no carLeamington East & Sydenham, Warwick11,244 residents · 50.1% owned · 25.0% no carHollybrook, Southampton6,070 residents · 58.4% owned · 19.8% no carNether Edge, Sheffield9,869 residents · 62.7% owned · 24.5% no car

Most similar within Cambridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Barnwell & Abbey, Cambridge10,340 residents · 40.4% owned · 33.6% no carEast Chesterton, Cambridge9,714 residents · 36.7% owned · 32.9% no carCherry Hinton, Cambridge9,343 residents · 56.4% owned · 24.5% no carKings Hedges, Cambridge10,313 residents · 37.0% owned · 34.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Arbury

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

Tenure

Owned47.3%
1,848 households
Social rented26.5%
1,033 households
Private rented25.1%
981 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.4%
17 households
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached29.4%
1,150 households
Terraced27.6%
1,080 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.4%
1,031 households
Detached12.5%
489 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,834 households
No cars or vans in household34.2%
1,334 households
2 cars or vans in household14.5%
565 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%
171 households
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
1,393 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
1,019 households
4 or more bedrooms20.1%
784 households
1 bedroom18.1%
708 households
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.5%
2,167 households
One-person household32.2%
1,256 households
Other household types12.3%
481 households
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.2%
1,256 households
2 people in household30.6%
1,195 households
3 people in household15.6%
609 households
4 people in household13.1%
510 households
5 people in household4.3%
169 households
6 people in household1.8%
70 households
7 people in household1.5%
58 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
37 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,670 residents
15–2923%
2,239 residents
30–4423.9%
2,319 residents
45–6422.2%
2,155 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,337 residents
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.6%
7,251 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.2%
1,579 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
394 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
279 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
219 residents
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.1%
4,149 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.2%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
4,850 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,486 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.4%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
4,753 residents
Good health36.1%
3,506 residents
Fair health11.2%
1,088 residents
Bad health3.1%
299 residents
Very bad health0.7%
72 residents
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
8,206 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,514 residents
Arbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,977 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,305 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Arbury · 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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