Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003739

Burwell

Burwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,407 residents in East Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,407

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,762

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

250

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burwell

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%

2,106 households

Social rented11.5%

319 households

Private rented11.2%

309 households

Shared ownership1%

28 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.4%

1,392 households

Semi-detached26.9%

744 households

Terraced15.9%

440 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%

153 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

11 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%

8 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

7 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

7 households

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39%

1,076 households

1 car or van in household35%

967 households

3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%

431 households

No cars or vans in household10.4%

288 households

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms34.1%

942 households

3 bedrooms34.1%

941 households

2 bedrooms24.8%

686 households

1 bedroom7%

192 households

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%

1,896 households

One-person household28%

772 households

Other household types3.4%

94 households

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%

1,034 households

1 person in household28%

772 households

3 people in household16%

442 households

4 people in household14%

385 households

5 people in household3.7%

101 households

6 people in household0.7%

18 households

7 people in household0.1%

4 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%

1,068 residents

15–2913.5%

863 residents

30–4417.8%

1,143 residents

45–6429.1%

1,865 residents

65 and over22.9%

1,469 residents

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%

6,162 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%

102 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%

97 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

25 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%

21 residents

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%

1,925 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.6%

928 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.2%

747 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.5%

712 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%

479 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7%

369 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.1%

108 residents aged 16 and over

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%

3,236 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.2%

1,961 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

70 residents aged 16 and over

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%

1,250 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%

956 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%

708 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%

632 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%

489 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.5%

447 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%

282 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%

264 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.6%

240 residents aged 16 and over

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%

3,133 residents

Good health35.3%

2,263 residents

Fair health12%

766 residents

Bad health2.9%

188 residents

Very bad health0.9%

57 residents

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%

5,407 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%

1,000 residents

Burwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%

1,567 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%

871 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10%

276 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%

47 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Burwell · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003739

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Burwell

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Burwell

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.