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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003738

Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham

Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,399 residents in East Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,399

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,703

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

92.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Cogenhoe, Hackleton & Denton, West Northamptonshire7,561 residents · 73.8% owned · 7.9% no carWilland, Sampford Peverell & Halberton, Mid Devon7,579 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.8% no carPotton, Central Bedfordshire8,156 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.5% no carBradninch, Silverton & Thorverton, Mid Devon8,523 residents · 72.9% owned · 8.9% no carKings Sutton, Greatworth & Evenley, West Northamptonshire6,737 residents · 70.9% owned · 7.9% no carSomersham, Riptons & Raveleys, Huntingdonshire9,682 residents · 72.3% owned · 6.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham

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

Tenure

Owned70.3%
1,899 households
Private rented15.1%
408 households
Social rented13.7%
370 households
Shared ownership0.9%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.5%
1,339 households
Semi-detached33.5%
906 households
Terraced12.5%
338 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
39 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.8%
1,075 households
1 car or van in household35.3%
955 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.9%
485 households
No cars or vans in household6.9%
187 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,032 households
4 or more bedrooms31.6%
855 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
664 households
1 bedroom5.6%
151 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,882 households
One-person household25.9%
700 households
Other household types4.4%
118 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.4%
1,038 households
1 person in household25.9%
700 households
3 people in household16.1%
436 households
4 people in household14.3%
385 households
5 people in household3.8%
103 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,134 residents
15–2913%
835 residents
30–4419.1%
1,221 residents
45–6428.7%
1,834 residents
65 and over21.5%
1,375 residents
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
6,111 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
93 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
1,692 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
3,311 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
1,817 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
3,248 residents
Good health33.6%
2,152 residents
Fair health12%
768 residents
Bad health2.9%
186 residents
Very bad health0.7%
45 residents
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
5,424 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
975 residents
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54%
1,459 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
902 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
295 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Isleham, Fordham & Chippenham · 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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