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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003740

Swaffham & Bottisham

Swaffham & Bottisham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,279 residents in East Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,279

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,520

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.6%

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.

Linton & Balsham, South Cambridgeshire9,304 residents · 72.1% owned · 9.7% no carFernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton, Newark and Sherwood9,449 residents · 77.2% owned · 7.7% no carChurton, Farndon & Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester9,774 residents · 72.4% owned · 6.9% no carBradninch, Silverton & Thorverton, Mid Devon8,523 residents · 72.9% owned · 8.9% no carMeldreth, Melbourn & Great Chishill, South Cambridgeshire9,874 residents · 70.5% owned · 9.6% no carWye, Chilham & Kennington, Ashford8,427 residents · 67.2% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swaffham & Bottisham

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

Tenure

Owned69.5%
1,751 households
Social rented15.3%
386 households
Private rented13.5%
339 households
Shared ownership1.7%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.4%
1,142 households
Semi-detached37.3%
938 households
Terraced13.9%
351 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
73 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.3%
965 households
2 cars or vans in household37.1%
934 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.9%
426 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
195 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.7%
950 households
3 bedrooms36.3%
914 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
525 households
1 bedroom5.2%
130 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%
1,779 households
One-person household24.5%
619 households
Other household types5%
125 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.5%
946 households
1 person in household24.6%
619 households
3 people in household16.7%
420 households
4 people in household15.7%
395 households
5 people in household4.4%
111 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,037 residents
15–2913.5%
847 residents
30–4416.1%
1,013 residents
45–6428.5%
1,790 residents
65 and over25.4%
1,592 residents
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
5,873 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
191 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
130 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
40 residents
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.6%
2,196 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
765 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
639 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,033 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,036 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
3,128 residents
Good health33%
2,071 residents
Fair health12.5%
786 residents
Bad health3.7%
233 residents
Very bad health1%
62 residents
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
5,141 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,138 residents
Swaffham & Bottisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,415 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
805 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
256 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Swaffham & Bottisham · 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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