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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003764

Huntingdon Central & West

Huntingdon Central & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,399 residents in Huntingdonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,399

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,646

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,232.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.7%

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.

Bicester South, Cherwell8,578 residents · 56.3% owned · 20.4% no carTonbridge Town, Tonbridge and Malling12,509 residents · 55.5% owned · 22.3% no carBishop's Stortford Central, East Hertfordshire10,373 residents · 55.1% owned · 20.6% no carAbingdon Town & West, Vale of White Horse10,981 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.3% no carCentral Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no carKings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Huntingdon Central & West

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

Tenure

Owned52.4%
2,434 households
Private rented31.8%
1,478 households
Social rented13.2%
614 households
Shared ownership2.6%
120 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached29.4%
1,366 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.5%
1,184 households
Semi-detached22%
1,022 households
Terraced17.6%
820 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
105 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
89 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
2,114 households
2 cars or vans in household24.8%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
1,091 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
289 households
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.3%
1,406 households
3 bedrooms28.1%
1,306 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
1,142 households
1 bedroom17%
791 households
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.4%
2,758 households
One-person household34.6%
1,607 households
Other household types6%
280 households
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.6%
1,607 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,520 households
3 people in household16.8%
781 households
4 people in household11.3%
524 households
5 people in household3.2%
148 households
6 people in household1.1%
50 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,779 residents
15–2918.8%
1,953 residents
30–4424.9%
2,593 residents
45–6426.4%
2,744 residents
65 and over12.8%
1,331 residents
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.2%
8,656 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%
835 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
386 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
353 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
171 residents
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.7%
3,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
773 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)70.3%
5,985 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.9%
2,375 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
2,051 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
5,114 residents
Good health35.6%
3,704 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,173 residents
Bad health3.2%
335 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
8,809 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,590 residents
Huntingdon Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.6%
2,584 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,434 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
130 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Huntingdon Central & 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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