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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003750

March West

March West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,488 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,488

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,331

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

225.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.7%

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.

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, South Holland9,986 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.2% no carSwaffham, Breckland8,565 residents · 64.0% owned · 17.8% no carCallington & Pensilva, Cornwall8,268 residents · 69.3% owned · 13.2% no carDereham North & Neatherd, Breckland7,654 residents · 68.5% owned · 16.3% no carBrandon, West Suffolk9,690 residents · 60.6% owned · 16.6% no carRyde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

March East, Fenland7,659 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.2% no carLeverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in March West

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
2,335 households
Private rented17.8%
593 households
Social rented11.2%
374 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.9%
1,695 households
Semi-detached24.7%
823 households
Terraced15.8%
527 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
208 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,444 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
933 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
536 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
418 households
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.1%
1,135 households
2 bedrooms32.6%
1,087 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
741 households
1 bedroom11%
368 households
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,102 households
One-person household31.8%
1,059 households
Other household types5.1%
170 households
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,294 households
1 person in household31.8%
1,059 households
3 people in household13.6%
453 households
4 people in household10.7%
355 households
5 people in household3.2%
108 households
6 people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,086 residents
15–2914.8%
1,108 residents
30–4416%
1,195 residents
45–6426.4%
1,979 residents
65 and over28.3%
2,118 residents
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
7,239 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
102 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
82 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25%
1,579 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.7%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
219 residents aged 16 and over
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
3,363 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
2,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
58 residents aged 16 and over
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
237 residents aged 16 and over
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.2%
2,859 residents
Good health37.9%
2,840 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,286 residents
Bad health5.3%
395 residents
Very bad health1.4%
108 residents
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
5,838 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,650 residents
March West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.9%
1,397 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%
1,254 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
565 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
108 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
March West · 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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