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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003746

March North

March North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,815 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,815

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,105

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

265.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Kirton, Frampton & Algarkirk, Boston10,451 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.3% no carCinderford, Forest of Dean12,961 residents · 66.4% owned · 17.6% no carAnnesley & Kirkby Woodhouse, Ashfield7,697 residents · 78.5% owned · 14.5% no carLydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no carNewport South & West, Isle of Wight9,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.0% no carAttleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chatteris, Fenland11,187 residents · 67.9% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in March North

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

Tenure

Owned72.6%
2,253 households
Private rented19.6%
608 households
Social rented7.1%
219 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.9%
1,611 households
Semi-detached25.4%
790 households
Terraced16.9%
525 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
116 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,369 households
2 cars or vans in household29.6%
918 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
437 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
381 households
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.3%
1,532 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
941 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
468 households
1 bedroom5.3%
164 households
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
2,072 households
One-person household27.7%
861 households
Other household types5.6%
175 households
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,139 households
1 person in household27.7%
861 households
3 people in household16.5%
511 households
4 people in household13%
403 households
5 people in household4.1%
126 households
6 people in household1.6%
49 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,291 residents
15–2916.7%
1,304 residents
30–4419.8%
1,549 residents
45–6426.8%
2,092 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,577 residents
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
7,274 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
182 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
169 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
135 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23%
1,480 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
187 residents aged 16 and over
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
3,631 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,712 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
102 residents aged 16 and over
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
276 residents aged 16 and over
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
3,204 residents
Good health36.5%
2,854 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,286 residents
Bad health4.8%
379 residents
Very bad health1.2%
92 residents
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
6,203 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,613 residents
March North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,338 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%
1,167 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
490 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
March 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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