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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003787

Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay

Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,658 residents in South Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,658

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,310

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

94.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.0%

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.

Cricklade & Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire6,814 residents · 77.2% owned · 9.8% no carLeonard Stanley & Uley, Stroud7,127 residents · 76.7% owned · 8.9% no carKings Sutton, Greatworth & Evenley, West Northamptonshire6,737 residents · 70.9% owned · 7.9% no carMarket Lavington & Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire8,242 residents · 71.4% owned · 8.9% no carWellesbourne & Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon10,656 residents · 72.0% owned · 8.7% no carMarket Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna, Hinckley and Bosworth8,677 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no car

Most similar within South Cambridgeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Meldreth, Melbourn & Great Chishill, South Cambridgeshire9,874 residents · 70.5% owned · 9.6% no carLinton & Balsham, South Cambridgeshire9,304 residents · 72.1% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
2,377 households
Social rented16.7%
553 households
Private rented9.2%
304 households
Shared ownership2.2%
72 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43%
1,424 households
Semi-detached34.5%
1,140 households
Terraced19.6%
647 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.3%
1,301 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
1,144 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.6%
584 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
280 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,305 households
4 or more bedrooms32.9%
1,089 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
742 households
1 bedroom5.2%
173 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%
2,310 households
One-person household26.4%
875 households
Other household types3.8%
125 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.9%
1,354 households
1 person in household26.4%
875 households
3 people in household14.8%
489 households
4 people in household12.6%
417 households
5 people in household4.1%
136 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,222 residents
15–2912.3%
944 residents
30–4415.8%
1,211 residents
45–6429.6%
2,264 residents
65 and over26.3%
2,016 residents
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,389 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
132 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
85 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38%
2,409 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
3,795 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
2,477 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,401 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
3,662 residents
Good health36%
2,760 residents
Fair health11.7%
899 residents
Bad health3.4%
257 residents
Very bad health1.1%
83 residents
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
6,441 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,216 residents
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.7%
1,777 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,145 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
338 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Barrington, Orwell & Gamlingay · 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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