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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003745

Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch

Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,362 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,362

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,448

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Grimston, Gayton & East Winch, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,459 residents · 71.4% owned · 9.3% no carSwineshead, Bicker & Holland Fen, Boston6,690 residents · 72.1% owned · 9.0% no carUpwell, Delph & Emneth, King's Lynn and West Norfolk10,416 residents · 75.3% owned · 8.2% no carTerrington & Clenchwarton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,357 residents · 77.8% owned · 11.3% no carFleet Hargate & Holbeach St Johns, South Holland7,166 residents · 80.4% owned · 6.5% no carMarshland, Walpole & Walton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk8,056 residents · 80.4% owned · 7.5% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch

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

Tenure

Owned74.4%
3,311 households
Private rented13.5%
600 households
Social rented11.8%
525 households
Shared ownership0.2%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.2%
2,682 households
Semi-detached29.9%
1,330 households
Terraced5.9%
262 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.4%
153 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.2%
9 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,687 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
1,518 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.5%
823 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
423 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,924 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
1,169 households
4 or more bedrooms24.4%
1,086 households
1 bedroom6.1%
272 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,989 households
One-person household26.6%
1,184 households
Other household types6.2%
278 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%
1,829 households
1 person in household26.6%
1,184 households
3 people in household15.1%
672 households
4 people in household11.2%
500 households
5 people in household3.7%
165 households
6 people in household1.3%
59 households
7 people in household0.6%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,624 residents
15–2914.8%
1,537 residents
30–4416%
1,660 residents
45–6429.2%
3,020 residents
65 and over24.3%
2,518 residents
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
10,121 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
93 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
37 residents
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
2,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,485 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,432 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
4,747 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
3,774 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
994 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
4,242 residents
Good health36.3%
3,761 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,649 residents
Bad health5.1%
530 residents
Very bad health1.7%
179 residents
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
8,210 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
2,151 residents
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,920 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,598 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.7%
742 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
184 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Wisbech St Mary, Waldersea & Christchurch · 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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