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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003752

Chatteris

Chatteris is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,187 residents in Fenland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,187

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,881

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

182.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

Attleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carCinderford, Forest of Dean12,961 residents · 66.4% owned · 17.6% no carLydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no carFinedon, Isham & Harrowden, North Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 69.9% owned · 13.5% no carHartshill & Ansley, North Warwickshire9,826 residents · 69.2% owned · 12.7% no carRamsey, Huntingdonshire8,597 residents · 66.2% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Fenland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

March North, Fenland7,815 residents · 72.6% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chatteris

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

Tenure

Owned67.9%
3,314 households
Private rented19.7%
960 households
Social rented11.6%
565 households
Shared ownership0.8%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.2%
1,814 households
Semi-detached34.1%
1,662 households
Terraced20.7%
1,010 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
269 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
28 households
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
2,028 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,582 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
645 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
622 households
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,957 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,600 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
911 households
1 bedroom8.4%
409 households
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
3,155 households
One-person household30.2%
1,473 households
Other household types5.1%
249 households
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,803 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,471 households
3 people in household15.1%
736 households
4 people in household12.3%
600 households
5 people in household3.9%
191 households
6 people in household1.1%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,856 residents
15–2916.9%
1,888 residents
30–4418.9%
2,119 residents
45–6427.3%
3,057 residents
65 and over20.3%
2,266 residents
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
10,747 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
167 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
137 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
53 residents
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.4%
2,067 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
2,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,614 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,465 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
5,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.8%
3,479 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,641 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.6%
1,532 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%
4,619 residents
Good health37.5%
4,196 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,710 residents
Bad health4.6%
513 residents
Very bad health1.3%
150 residents
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
8,941 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
2,247 residents
Chatteris · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45%
2,194 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,783 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
178 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Chatteris · 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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