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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003744

Wisbech South & Peckover

Wisbech South & Peckover is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,717 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,717

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,992

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

852.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.9%

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.

Spalding East, South Holland9,123 residents · 55.3% owned · 22.6% no carHolbeach, South Holland7,742 residents · 65.1% owned · 16.3% no carChard West, South Somerset6,940 residents · 55.9% owned · 23.0% no carSkirbeck, Boston8,858 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.6% no carShotton & Garden City, Flintshire9,845 residents · 54.7% owned · 25.8% no carDaventry Central, West Northamptonshire9,425 residents · 57.4% owned · 21.4% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wisbech North, Fenland11,079 residents · 49.1% owned · 24.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wisbech South & Peckover

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

Tenure

Owned53.8%
3,223 households
Private rented27.5%
1,648 households
Social rented18.2%
1,091 households
Shared ownership0.4%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.3%
2,235 households
Semi-detached26.1%
1,565 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%
1,007 households
Terraced14%
841 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
114 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
86 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
73 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
71 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
2,522 households
No cars or vans in household26.7%
1,599 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
1,355 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
516 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.4%
2,179 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
1,937 households
1 bedroom15.8%
946 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
932 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
3,483 households
One-person household33.3%
1,992 households
Other household types8.6%
515 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
2,003 households
1 person in household33.3%
1,994 households
3 people in household16.7%
998 households
4 people in household10.7%
644 households
5 people in household4%
237 households
6 people in household1.5%
90 households
7 people in household0.3%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
2,174 residents
15–2917.4%
2,384 residents
30–4419.5%
2,680 residents
45–6426.8%
3,673 residents
65 and over20.5%
2,805 residents
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
12,996 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
249 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
201 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
180 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
93 residents
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.4%
3,583 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.9%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13%
1,487 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
767 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.8%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
6,701 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
4,589 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations28.3%
3,226 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
1,492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.1%
5,366 residents
Good health38.1%
5,221 residents
Fair health15.9%
2,184 residents
Bad health5.4%
745 residents
Very bad health1.5%
199 residents
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
10,984 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
2,733 residents
Wisbech South & Peckover · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.8%
2,326 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.2%
2,107 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
1,222 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
328 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Wisbech South & Peckover · 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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