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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003724

East Barnwell & Abbey

East Barnwell & Abbey is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,340 residents in Cambridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,340

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,234

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,620.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.1%

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.

Kirkstall, Leeds6,892 residents · 43.3% owned · 36.2% no carMonks Park, Bristol, City of6,865 residents · 55.2% owned · 22.0% no carMerseybank & Barlow Moor, Manchester6,882 residents · 46.6% owned · 26.6% no carWeaste & Seedley, Salford13,344 residents · 43.4% owned · 36.4% no carCanterbury Wincheap, Canterbury6,417 residents · 39.8% owned · 29.7% no carEastville, Bristol, City of7,929 residents · 58.2% owned · 24.2% no car

Most similar within Cambridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Chesterton, Cambridge9,714 residents · 36.7% owned · 32.9% no carArbury, Cambridge9,720 residents · 47.3% owned · 34.2% no carKings Hedges, Cambridge10,313 residents · 37.0% owned · 34.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Barnwell & Abbey

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

Tenure

Owned40.4%
1,709 households
Social rented32%
1,356 households
Private rented26.5%
1,122 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37%
1,565 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.4%
1,286 households
Terraced23.8%
1,010 households
Detached4.4%
188 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.5%
149 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,960 households
No cars or vans in household33.6%
1,420 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
689 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.8%
162 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,614 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
1,260 households
1 bedroom17.7%
748 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
613 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.5%
2,391 households
One-person household30.5%
1,292 households
Other household types13%
550 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.4%
1,372 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,293 households
3 people in household16.7%
708 households
4 people in household12.6%
533 households
5 people in household4.4%
187 households
6 people in household1.9%
79 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,686 residents
15–2923.3%
2,412 residents
30–4427%
2,790 residents
45–6422.3%
2,310 residents
65 and over11%
1,141 residents
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.1%
8,180 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.6%
1,097 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
470 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
326 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
269 residents
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.1%
4,030 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.4%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
691 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
194 residents aged 16 and over
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
5,411 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
2,760 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.5%
383 residents aged 16 and over
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.4%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
432 residents aged 16 and over
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
5,146 residents
Good health32.9%
3,399 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,274 residents
Bad health3.9%
405 residents
Very bad health1.1%
115 residents
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
8,523 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,817 residents
East Barnwell & Abbey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
2,153 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,325 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
196 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
East Barnwell & Abbey · 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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