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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003790

Linton & Balsham

Linton & Balsham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,304 residents in South Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,304

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,918

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.3%

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.

Wellesbourne & Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon10,656 residents · 72.0% owned · 8.7% no carSibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe, Cherwell7,343 residents · 75.9% owned · 6.4% no carEccleshall & Yarnfield, Stafford9,194 residents · 76.3% owned · 7.2% no carKingsclere & Heath End, Basingstoke and Deane7,578 residents · 73.8% owned · 8.9% no carKetton, Ryhall & Luffenham, Rutland7,479 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.3% no carMiddleton Cheney & Chipping Warden, West Northamptonshire8,012 residents · 76.5% owned · 8.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Linton & Balsham

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%
2,824 households
Social rented15.5%
607 households
Private rented10.7%
419 households
Shared ownership1.7%
65 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.6%
1,709 households
Semi-detached40.3%
1,578 households
Terraced12.3%
482 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
112 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,471 households
1 car or van in household35.2%
1,378 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.6%
690 households
No cars or vans in household9.7%
378 households
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.4%
1,503 households
3 bedrooms37.3%
1,461 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
776 households
1 bedroom4.5%
178 households
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
2,759 households
One-person household25.3%
993 households
Other household types4.2%
166 households
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,557 households
1 person in household25.3%
993 households
3 people in household15.5%
608 households
4 people in household13.8%
540 households
5 people in household4.6%
180 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,442 residents
15–2913.8%
1,284 residents
30–4415.4%
1,434 residents
45–6430.1%
2,804 residents
65 and over25.2%
2,342 residents
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
8,936 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
144 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
138 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
48 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
40 residents
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.3%
3,352 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,631 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
2,996 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,898 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,636 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
4,681 residents
Good health34.2%
3,185 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,106 residents
Bad health2.8%
258 residents
Very bad health0.8%
73 residents
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
7,916 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,385 residents
Linton & Balsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.5%
2,292 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,228 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
354 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Linton & Balsham · 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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