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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003758

Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys

Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,682 residents in Huntingdonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,682

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,980

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

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.

Potton, Central Bedfordshire8,156 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.5% no carThrapston & Brigstock, North Northamptonshire11,120 residents · 70.6% owned · 8.7% no carKings Sutton, Greatworth & Evenley, West Northamptonshire6,737 residents · 70.9% owned · 7.9% no carSkellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham, North Kesteven14,465 residents · 77.9% owned · 6.0% no carWoodford Halse, Byfield & Staverton, West Northamptonshire8,497 residents · 74.4% owned · 7.9% no carIsleham, Fordham & Chippenham, East Cambridgeshire6,399 residents · 70.3% owned · 6.9% no car

Most similar within Huntingdonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sawtry & Gidding, Huntingdonshire7,085 residents · 73.6% owned · 10.8% no carWarboys & Bury, Huntingdonshire6,950 residents · 73.8% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys

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

Tenure

Owned72.3%
2,876 households
Private rented18.7%
745 households
Social rented8.2%
328 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.5%
1,853 households
Semi-detached33.1%
1,320 households
Terraced15.4%
613 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2%
80 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
51 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.3%
1,566 households
1 car or van in household38.6%
1,538 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
635 households
No cars or vans in household6.1%
243 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.2%
1,679 households
4 or more bedrooms31.7%
1,263 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
828 households
1 bedroom5.3%
212 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71%
2,830 households
One-person household25.2%
1,004 households
Other household types3.8%
150 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,612 households
1 person in household25.2%
1,004 households
3 people in household15.8%
630 households
4 people in household13.3%
531 households
5 people in household3.5%
140 households
6 people in household1.1%
42 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,597 residents
15–2915.7%
1,523 residents
30–4420%
1,933 residents
45–6427.4%
2,656 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,973 residents
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
9,251 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
176 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
131 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
69 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
51 residents
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%
2,721 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,599 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64%
5,112 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
2,759 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,352 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
4,773 residents
Good health35.9%
3,471 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,072 residents
Bad health3.1%
300 residents
Very bad health0.7%
66 residents
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
8,191 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
1,493 residents
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.6%
2,215 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,341 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
366 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys · 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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