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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003778

Waterbeach and Landbeach

Waterbeach and Landbeach is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,525 residents in South Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,525

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,786

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

200.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.4%

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.

Wilstead & Shortstown, Bedford8,533 residents · 70.5% owned · 9.5% no carTangmere, Mundham & Hunston, Chichester11,486 residents · 58.1% owned · 14.1% no carBarrow upon Soar, Charnwood7,358 residents · 76.6% owned · 11.0% no carGodmanchester, Huntingdonshire7,889 residents · 62.8% owned · 16.4% no carSouth Ely, East Cambridgeshire8,613 residents · 63.7% owned · 20.8% no carBegbroke, Yarnton & Water Eaton, Cherwell6,782 residents · 69.0% owned · 14.4% no car

Most similar within South Cambridgeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy, South Cambridgeshire6,092 residents · 65.9% owned · 15.6% no carCottenham, South Cambridgeshire6,779 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.0% no carFulbourn & Teversham, South Cambridgeshire8,952 residents · 61.1% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Waterbeach and Landbeach

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

Tenure

Owned64.1%
1,785 households
Private rented17.1%
477 households
Social rented16%
445 households
Shared ownership2.7%
74 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.7%
967 households
Semi-detached30.3%
844 households
Terraced21.2%
591 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
190 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.7%
131 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,263 households
2 cars or vans in household30.5%
850 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
388 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
282 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.7%
993 households
2 bedrooms28.6%
796 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
738 households
1 bedroom9.3%
258 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
1,870 households
One-person household28.5%
793 households
Other household types4.3%
121 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,033 households
1 person in household28.5%
794 households
3 people in household16.9%
470 households
4 people in household13.1%
366 households
5 people in household3.7%
102 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,186 residents
15–2914.2%
927 residents
30–4425.8%
1,686 residents
45–6423.9%
1,558 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,168 residents
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89%
5,809 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
341 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
190 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
100 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
87 residents
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.4%
2,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
768 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.9%
3,535 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
1,673 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
212 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,276 residents
Good health34.8%
2,270 residents
Fair health11.6%
759 residents
Bad health2.7%
175 residents
Very bad health0.7%
47 residents
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
5,502 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,024 residents
Waterbeach and Landbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%
1,591 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
893 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
256 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Waterbeach and Landbeach · 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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