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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003748

March East

March East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,659 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,659

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,553

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

501.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.1%

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.

Leominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no carNorth Walsham West, North Norfolk6,194 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.2% no carHorncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no carOld Whittington, Chesterfield6,915 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.9% no carHampton, West End & Swalecliffe, Canterbury8,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.1% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

March West, Fenland7,488 residents · 70.1% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in March East

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
2,102 households
Private rented24.3%
865 households
Social rented16.1%
572 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.4%
1,152 households
Detached32.1%
1,142 households
Terraced20.8%
739 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
450 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,629 households
2 cars or vans in household24.6%
874 households
No cars or vans in household21.2%
754 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
296 households
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,467 households
2 bedrooms36.2%
1,286 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
421 households
1 bedroom10.7%
379 households
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
2,196 households
One-person household32.9%
1,170 households
Other household types5.3%
190 households
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,385 households
1 person in household32.9%
1,170 households
3 people in household14%
497 households
4 people in household10%
356 households
5 people in household2.7%
97 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,258 residents
15–2914.7%
1,127 residents
30–4416.9%
1,293 residents
45–6426.2%
2,006 residents
65 and over25.7%
1,970 residents
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
7,365 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
102 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
101 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
39 residents
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,644 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.1%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
184 residents aged 16 and over
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
3,393 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.6%
2,884 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
51 residents aged 16 and over
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.8%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
422 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
223 residents aged 16 and over
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.8%
2,891 residents
Good health37.2%
2,849 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,331 residents
Bad health5.8%
443 residents
Very bad health1.9%
144 residents
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
5,906 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,753 residents
March East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.5%
1,405 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,315 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
697 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
124 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
March East · 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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