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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004671

Highnam, Longford & Norton

Highnam, Longford & Norton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,132 residents in Tewkesbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,132

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,007

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

127.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Houghton, Hemingford & Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire10,037 residents · 77.0% owned · 8.0% no carFairford & Lechlade, Cotswold9,264 residents · 70.5% owned · 8.2% no carClyst, Exton & Lympstone, East Devon6,390 residents · 77.8% owned · 7.4% no carHeadcorn & Sutton Valence, Maidstone7,505 residents · 73.0% owned · 9.8% no carBampton, Clanfield & Standlake, West Oxfordshire7,308 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.4% no carAlmondsbury, Pilning & Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire8,899 residents · 78.5% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Highnam, Longford & Norton

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

Tenure

Owned77.2%
2,320 households
Private rented12.9%
388 households
Social rented7.7%
231 households
Shared ownership2.2%
66 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.8%
1,677 households
Semi-detached24.1%
726 households
Terraced10.8%
326 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.9%
146 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
107 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40%
1,203 households
1 car or van in household36.1%
1,087 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.6%
529 households
No cars or vans in household6.3%
188 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.8%
1,256 households
3 bedrooms31.3%
940 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
634 households
1 bedroom5.9%
177 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%
2,123 households
One-person household24.3%
733 households
Other household types5.1%
155 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42%
1,263 households
1 person in household24.4%
732 households
3 people in household14.6%
440 households
4 people in household13.5%
405 households
5 people in household3.8%
114 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,154 residents
15–2913.8%
984 residents
30–4417.4%
1,244 residents
45–6427.9%
1,989 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,763 residents
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
6,809 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
133 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
97 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
2,200 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,078 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
849 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
3,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,348 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
3,650 residents
Good health34.1%
2,436 residents
Fair health11.1%
792 residents
Bad health2.8%
200 residents
Very bad health0.8%
56 residents
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
6,070 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
1,062 residents
Highnam, Longford & Norton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.6%
1,731 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
970 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
251 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Highnam, Longford & Norton · 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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