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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003721

East Chesterton

East Chesterton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,714 residents in Cambridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,714

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,084

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,717.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

36.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

50.4%

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.

Merseybank & Barlow Moor, Manchester6,882 residents · 46.6% owned · 26.6% no carWeaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no carKirkstall, Leeds6,892 residents · 43.3% owned · 36.2% no carStretford East, Trafford8,356 residents · 61.6% owned · 28.5% no carCanton, Cardiff10,201 residents · 61.3% owned · 27.4% no carAlstone & St Mark's, Cheltenham10,439 residents · 58.6% owned · 22.9% 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 carArbury, Cambridge9,720 residents · 47.3% owned · 34.2% no carKings Hedges, Cambridge10,313 residents · 37.0% owned · 34.5% no carCherry Hinton, Cambridge9,343 residents · 56.4% owned · 24.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Chesterton

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

Tenure

Owned36.7%
1,499 households
Social rented34.9%
1,425 households
Private rented26.4%
1,077 households
Shared ownership1.9%
79 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.4%
1,448 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.8%
1,179 households
Terraced24.3%
992 households
Detached8.1%
330 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
86 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
1,978 households
No cars or vans in household32.9%
1,343 households
2 cars or vans in household15.4%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%
135 households
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,654 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,161 households
1 bedroom17.2%
701 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
568 households
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
2,248 households
One-person household32.8%
1,340 households
Other household types12.1%
495 households
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.8%
1,340 households
2 people in household32.6%
1,331 households
3 people in household16.6%
676 households
4 people in household10.8%
442 households
5 people in household4%
163 households
6 people in household1.5%
60 households
7 people in household1.2%
48 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
23 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,512 residents
15–2922.4%
2,174 residents
30–4424.5%
2,377 residents
45–6422.6%
2,192 residents
65 and over15%
1,462 residents
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.3%
7,805 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.2%
890 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
505 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%
322 residents
Other ethnic group2%
196 residents
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above50.4%
4,077 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.4%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.8%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
200 residents aged 16 and over
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
5,122 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.9%
2,744 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
228 residents aged 16 and over
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,864 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,507 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
390 residents aged 16 and over
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,783 residents
Good health32.7%
3,179 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,284 residents
Bad health3.8%
365 residents
Very bad health1.1%
105 residents
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
7,902 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,814 residents
East Chesterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
2,066 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,297 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
570 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
East Chesterton · 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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