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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004458

Great Notley & Black Notley

Great Notley & Black Notley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,536 residents in Braintree. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,536

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,754

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

974.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Thatcham North East, West Berkshire6,919 residents · 76.5% owned · 10.1% no carBroughton Astley, Harborough9,651 residents · 80.2% owned · 7.2% no carSandhurst, Bracknell Forest6,939 residents · 79.7% owned · 7.9% no carBroadwater West, Worthing7,331 residents · 87.6% owned · 10.3% no carWickford Shotgate, Basildon8,436 residents · 85.1% owned · 8.3% no carLangdon Hills, Basildon9,044 residents · 77.4% owned · 9.8% no car

Most similar within Braintree

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Braintree West & Rayne, Braintree7,948 residents · 82.5% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Great Notley & Black Notley

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

Tenure

Owned78.6%
2,949 households
Private rented13.2%
497 households
Social rented7.4%
278 households
Shared ownership0.8%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.6%
1,674 households
Semi-detached27.6%
1,035 households
Terraced20.4%
765 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
252 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,480 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
1,267 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.1%
643 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
368 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39%
1,465 households
3 bedrooms34.7%
1,302 households
2 bedrooms21.4%
804 households
1 bedroom5%
186 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.5%
2,724 households
One-person household23.5%
882 households
Other household types4%
152 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.5%
1,260 households
1 person in household23.5%
882 households
4 people in household18.2%
685 households
3 people in household18.1%
682 households
5 people in household5.4%
203 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,808 residents
15–2916.3%
1,552 residents
30–4417.7%
1,690 residents
45–6428.7%
2,739 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,749 residents
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
9,105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
169 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
144 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
91 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
2,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,459 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.4%
1,396 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
402 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,846 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,584 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,869 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%
4,964 residents
Good health34.2%
3,261 residents
Fair health10.9%
1,044 residents
Bad health2.3%
222 residents
Very bad health0.5%
44 residents
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
8,255 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,281 residents
Great Notley & Black Notley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.8%
2,133 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,191 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
384 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Great Notley & Black Notley · 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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