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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003753

Yaxley & Farcet

Yaxley & Farcet is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,199 residents in Huntingdonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,199

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,636

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

353.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Raunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no carHigham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire9,446 residents · 73.4% owned · 10.8% no carDesborough, North Northamptonshire11,900 residents · 74.0% owned · 11.0% no carStockmoor & North Petherton, Sedgemoor11,665 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.1% no carSilver End & Stisted, Braintree10,611 residents · 65.7% owned · 12.0% no carWroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon, Swindon12,793 residents · 75.2% owned · 11.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Yaxley & Farcet

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

Tenure

Owned72.6%
3,365 households
Private rented14.1%
655 households
Social rented12.3%
568 households
Shared ownership1%
47 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.8%
1,936 households
Semi-detached37.3%
1,728 households
Terraced14.5%
673 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.7%
262 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.9%
1,849 households
2 cars or vans in household36.1%
1,671 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
562 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
553 households
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.7%
2,212 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
1,229 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
986 households
1 bedroom4.5%
210 households
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
3,226 households
One-person household25.1%
1,165 households
Other household types5.3%
246 households
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,714 households
1 person in household25.1%
1,165 households
3 people in household17.1%
795 households
4 people in household15.2%
707 households
5 people in household4.1%
190 households
6 people in household1.1%
51 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
2,065 residents
15–2915.3%
1,717 residents
30–4420.4%
2,284 residents
45–6426.9%
3,018 residents
65 and over18.9%
2,116 residents
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
10,492 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
257 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
223 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
139 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
88 residents
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
2,249 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,704 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,687 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,437 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
5,681 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
3,171 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,881 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
5,177 residents
Good health36.1%
4,041 residents
Fair health13%
1,457 residents
Bad health3.7%
412 residents
Very bad health1%
112 residents
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
9,248 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,951 residents
Yaxley & Farcet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.3%
2,331 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,552 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
616 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Yaxley & Farcet · 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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