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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003793

Bassingbourn & the Mordens

Bassingbourn & the Mordens is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,239 residents in South Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,239

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,868

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

95.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.7%

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.

Alrewas, Fradley & King's Bromley, Lichfield8,410 residents · 80.0% owned · 6.9% no carCogenhoe, Hackleton & Denton, West Northamptonshire7,561 residents · 73.8% owned · 7.9% no carMarsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick, Buckinghamshire10,362 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.5% no carMiddleton Cheney & Chipping Warden, West Northamptonshire8,012 residents · 76.5% owned · 8.6% no carChailey, Newick & Barcombe, Lewes7,650 residents · 74.3% owned · 6.2% no carBrixworth & Spratton, West Northamptonshire8,655 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bassingbourn & the Mordens

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

Tenure

Owned72.5%
2,079 households
Social rented14.9%
428 households
Private rented11.2%
320 households
Shared ownership1.4%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.6%
1,338 households
Semi-detached35.9%
1,032 households
Terraced15.4%
441 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41%
1,178 households
1 car or van in household32.8%
943 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.6%
562 households
No cars or vans in household6.5%
188 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.8%
1,114 households
4 or more bedrooms38.1%
1,094 households
2 bedrooms19.2%
551 households
1 bedroom3.9%
112 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.9%
2,119 households
One-person household22.1%
635 households
Other household types4%
115 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,114 households
1 person in household22.1%
635 households
3 people in household16.6%
478 households
4 people in household15.8%
454 households
5 people in household5.2%
150 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,278 residents
15–2914.1%
1,020 residents
30–4417.1%
1,237 residents
45–6430.6%
2,218 residents
65 and over20.5%
1,486 residents
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
6,946 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
115 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.7%
2,275 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
975 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
563 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,613 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,162 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,359 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
3,745 residents
Good health32.7%
2,364 residents
Fair health11.7%
850 residents
Bad health3%
220 residents
Very bad health0.8%
60 residents
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,115 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,124 residents
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
1,612 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
933 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
257 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Bassingbourn & the Mordens · 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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