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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004460

North Witham

North Witham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,767 residents in Braintree. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,767

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,031

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

610.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Irthlingborough, North Northamptonshire9,311 residents · 65.5% owned · 13.3% no carSandy South, Central Bedfordshire6,428 residents · 67.7% owned · 12.0% no carBermuda & Heath End, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,256 residents · 70.9% owned · 15.0% no carYaxley & Farcet, Huntingdonshire11,199 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.9% no carRaunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no carRushden West & North, North Northamptonshire12,347 residents · 69.0% owned · 13.0% no car

Most similar within Braintree

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Silver End & Stisted, Braintree10,611 residents · 65.7% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Witham

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

Tenure

Owned69.3%
2,793 households
Social rented19.6%
792 households
Private rented9.9%
398 households
Shared ownership1.2%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.5%
1,793 households
Terraced32.4%
1,305 households
Detached15.9%
642 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
244 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,676 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
1,253 households
No cars or vans in household16.2%
655 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
447 households
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
1,990 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
1,120 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
719 households
1 bedroom5%
201 households
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,761 households
One-person household26.6%
1,072 households
Other household types4.9%
199 households
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,441 households
1 person in household26.6%
1,072 households
3 people in household17%
685 households
4 people in household13.9%
561 households
5 people in household4.7%
190 households
6 people in household1.3%
53 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,777 residents
15–2917.2%
1,676 residents
30–4420.5%
2,005 residents
45–6424.6%
2,400 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,909 residents
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
9,135 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
169 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
126 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
78 residents
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,826 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,602 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,474 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
974 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
215 residents aged 16 and over
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
4,835 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,939 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
106 residents aged 16 and over
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
333 residents aged 16 and over
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
4,469 residents
Good health37.3%
3,643 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,190 residents
Bad health3.8%
369 residents
Very bad health1%
97 residents
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
8,083 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,685 residents
North Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,941 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
539 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
North Witham · 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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