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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003766

Godmanchester

Godmanchester is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,889 residents in Huntingdonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,889

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,464

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

397.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.7%

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.

Theale & Beenham, West Berkshire6,193 residents · 60.2% owned · 12.4% no carGreat Dunmow, Uttlesford9,024 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.3% no carFaringdon & Stanford, Vale of White Horse9,690 residents · 63.1% owned · 12.4% no carBroadbridge Heath & Warnham, Horsham8,783 residents · 67.0% owned · 13.4% no carSouth Ely, East Cambridgeshire8,613 residents · 63.7% owned · 20.8% no carRusper, Faygate & Leechpool, Horsham10,410 residents · 63.4% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Godmanchester

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

Tenure

Owned62.8%
2,176 households
Social rented17.7%
614 households
Private rented17.2%
595 households
Shared ownership2.3%
79 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34%
1,181 households
Semi-detached28%
973 households
Terraced16.9%
585 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.8%
549 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,430 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
568 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
311 households
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms32.7%
1,132 households
3 bedrooms29.7%
1,030 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
792 households
1 bedroom14.7%
510 households
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,203 households
One-person household32.3%
1,121 households
Other household types4.2%
144 households
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
1,184 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,119 households
3 people in household14.5%
502 households
4 people in household13.8%
479 households
5 people in household3.7%
127 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,518 residents
15–2915.9%
1,258 residents
30–4422%
1,732 residents
45–6426.2%
2,069 residents
65 and over16.6%
1,311 residents
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
7,275 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
211 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
176 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
170 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
61 residents
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.7%
2,437 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
865 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
4,175 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.8%
2,002 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,518 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
3,986 residents
Good health35.6%
2,812 residents
Fair health10.3%
811 residents
Bad health2.9%
232 residents
Very bad health0.6%
47 residents
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
6,778 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,111 residents
Godmanchester · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,951 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
1,088 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Godmanchester · 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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