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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003781

Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy

Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,092 residents in South Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,092

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,705

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

215.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

52.7%

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.

South Ely, East Cambridgeshire8,613 residents · 63.7% owned · 20.8% no carWheatley & Great Haseley, South Oxfordshire6,738 residents · 74.1% owned · 9.2% no carMaybury Hill & Pyrford South, Woking6,788 residents · 71.4% owned · 11.0% no carGamston & Holme Pierrepoint, Rushcliffe8,511 residents · 76.3% owned · 11.7% no carTring East, Wigginton & Aldbury, Dacorum5,317 residents · 79.9% owned · 6.8% no carBotley & Kennington, Vale of White Horse10,275 residents · 70.8% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within South Cambridgeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Waterbeach and Landbeach, South Cambridgeshire6,525 residents · 64.1% owned · 13.9% no carFulbourn & Teversham, South Cambridgeshire8,952 residents · 61.1% owned · 16.0% no carCottenham, South Cambridgeshire6,779 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.0% no carBar Hill, Girton & Grantchester, South Cambridgeshire11,885 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy

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

Tenure

Owned65.9%
1,782 households
Private rented24.3%
656 households
Social rented8.4%
226 households
Shared ownership1.4%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.1%
1,087 households
Semi-detached29.9%
811 households
Terraced16%
435 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
204 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.2%
142 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,225 households
2 cars or vans in household28.8%
779 households
No cars or vans in household15.6%
422 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
283 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms33.9%
918 households
3 bedrooms31%
840 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
741 households
1 bedroom7.8%
212 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
1,711 households
One-person household30.6%
827 households
Other household types6.2%
169 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,013 households
1 person in household30.6%
829 households
3 people in household14.6%
396 households
4 people in household13.1%
356 households
5 people in household3.5%
94 households
6 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
889 residents
15–2915.9%
967 residents
30–4423%
1,403 residents
45–6428.5%
1,736 residents
65 and over18%
1,098 residents
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.1%
5,244 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.5%
458 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
193 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
77 residents
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above52.7%
2,708 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.5%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
3,419 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.1%
1,649 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.5%
1,360 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,199 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
236 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
3,130 residents
Good health34.9%
2,129 residents
Fair health10.7%
652 residents
Bad health2.4%
146 residents
Very bad health0.6%
35 residents
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
5,237 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
855 residents
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.7%
1,645 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
789 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
229 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy · 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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