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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003765

St Ives South

St Ives South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,219 residents in Huntingdonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,219

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,345

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,715

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Newbury North West, West Berkshire8,009 residents · 58.7% owned · 19.9% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carStratford North, Stratford-on-Avon12,299 residents · 55.2% owned · 21.2% no carPetersfield South, East Hampshire9,622 residents · 60.1% owned · 19.1% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carCountess Wear & Topsham, Exeter8,251 residents · 69.1% owned · 18.3% no car

Most similar within Huntingdonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in St Ives South

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

Tenure

Owned61.3%
2,049 households
Private rented24%
803 households
Social rented13.7%
459 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.3%
1,148 households
Detached23.5%
788 households
Terraced17.3%
578 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.1%
574 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%
82 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
46 households
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,509 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
901 households
No cars or vans in household20.3%
680 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
257 households
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
1,177 households
2 bedrooms25%
838 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
830 households
1 bedroom15%
502 households
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
1,968 households
One-person household36.7%
1,229 households
Other household types4.5%
151 households
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,229 households
2 people in household35.3%
1,183 households
3 people in household12.5%
417 households
4 people in household10.5%
350 households
5 people in household3.4%
113 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,086 residents
15–2916.6%
1,196 residents
30–4418.8%
1,355 residents
45–6425.6%
1,850 residents
65 and over24%
1,734 residents
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%
6,300 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
632 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
143 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
76 residents
Other ethnic group1%
70 residents
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
2,252 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
176 residents aged 16 and over
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,568 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,384 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
92 residents aged 16 and over
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
256 residents aged 16 and over
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,298 residents
Good health36.4%
2,626 residents
Fair health13%
940 residents
Bad health3.8%
275 residents
Very bad health1.1%
80 residents
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
5,944 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,275 residents
St Ives South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,719 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,125 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
420 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
St Ives South · 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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