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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003743

Wisbech North

Wisbech North is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,079 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,079

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,487

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,284.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.1%

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.

Skirbeck, Boston8,858 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.6% no carSpalding East, South Holland9,123 residents · 55.3% owned · 22.6% no carNorth Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk6,877 residents · 36.6% owned · 32.1% no carScunthorpe North, North Lincolnshire7,492 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.7% no carFenside & Lister Way, Boston11,012 residents · 32.5% owned · 35.6% no carSouth Bersted, Arun7,695 residents · 54.7% owned · 24.6% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wisbech South & Peckover, Fenland13,717 residents · 53.8% owned · 26.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wisbech North

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

Tenure

Owned49.1%
2,202 households
Private rented29.5%
1,323 households
Social rented21%
942 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.1%
1,843 households
Detached25.3%
1,135 households
Terraced17.3%
776 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
551 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
91 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
2,030 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
1,087 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
1,022 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
349 households
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,935 households
2 bedrooms33.5%
1,504 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
532 households
1 bedroom11.5%
516 households
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
2,821 households
One-person household27%
1,213 households
Other household types10.1%
455 households
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,559 households
1 person in household27%
1,213 households
3 people in household18.2%
819 households
4 people in household12.3%
553 households
5 people in household5%
224 households
6 people in household1.7%
78 households
7 people in household0.7%
30 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
2,020 residents
15–2918.6%
2,063 residents
30–4421.1%
2,340 residents
45–6424.1%
2,671 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,985 residents
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
10,556 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
161 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
108 residents
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.4%
2,976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.1%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.6%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.8%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
5,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
3,566 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations32.2%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
979 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
741 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
4,442 residents
Good health37.6%
4,170 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,692 residents
Bad health5.4%
593 residents
Very bad health1.6%
182 residents
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
8,942 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
2,135 residents
Wisbech North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,773 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.1%
1,574 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
886 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
237 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Wisbech North · 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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