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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003768

Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton

Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,037 residents in Huntingdonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,037

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,350

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

254.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.3%

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.

Fairford & Lechlade, Cotswold9,264 residents · 70.5% owned · 8.2% no carHelsby & Kingsley, Cheshire West and Chester9,598 residents · 82.0% owned · 8.8% no carNorth Baddesley & Braishfield, Test Valley10,903 residents · 78.5% owned · 9.5% no carHighnam, Longford & Norton, Tewkesbury7,132 residents · 77.2% owned · 6.3% no carLittle Stoke & Milwich, Stafford8,118 residents · 82.4% owned · 7.1% no carDunchurch, Stretton-on-Dunsmore & Marton, Rugby10,172 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton

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

Tenure

Owned77%
3,351 households
Private rented13.1%
572 households
Social rented8.1%
354 households
Shared ownership1.7%
72 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.6%
2,197 households
Semi-detached25.6%
1,112 households
Terraced14.5%
632 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
189 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.2%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,713 households
1 car or van in household38%
1,650 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
633 households
No cars or vans in household8%
349 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.7%
1,638 households
3 bedrooms35.3%
1,537 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
945 households
1 bedroom5.2%
228 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
3,061 households
One-person household25.9%
1,124 households
Other household types3.7%
163 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.9%
1,820 households
1 person in household25.9%
1,124 households
3 people in household15.2%
661 households
4 people in household12.5%
543 households
5 people in household3.5%
153 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,601 residents
15–2912.9%
1,294 residents
30–4416.2%
1,625 residents
45–6428.5%
2,860 residents
65 and over26.5%
2,661 residents
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
9,612 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
190 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
137 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
33 residents
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.3%
3,439 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
4,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
3,377 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
2,128 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,715 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
5,058 residents
Good health34.8%
3,493 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,147 residents
Bad health2.7%
268 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
8,501 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,538 residents
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
2,553 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
1,365 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
375 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton · 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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