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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005377

Markfield & Thornton

Markfield & Thornton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,064 residents in Hinckley and Bosworth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,064

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,908

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

277.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.6%

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.

Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carWitham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley, Braintree8,139 residents · 70.2% owned · 11.4% no carWolston, Binley Woods & Ryton, Rugby7,771 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.2% no carHambleton, Monk Fryston & Byram, Selby7,411 residents · 77.7% owned · 8.6% no carLepton, Grange Moor & Flockton, Kirklees6,674 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.7% no car

Most similar within Hinckley and Bosworth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Groby West & Ratby, Hinckley and Bosworth6,062 residents · 79.0% owned · 12.0% no carDesford & Newbold Verdon, Hinckley and Bosworth8,874 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Markfield & Thornton

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

Tenure

Owned77.9%
3,045 households
Social rented10.6%
416 households
Private rented10.5%
409 households
Shared ownership0.9%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.2%
1,689 households
Semi-detached35.6%
1,389 households
Terraced17.7%
690 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.5%
96 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,527 households
2 cars or vans in household36.1%
1,412 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
556 households
No cars or vans in household10.5%
411 households
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,493 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,176 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
1,070 households
1 bedroom4.3%
167 households
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,655 households
One-person household28%
1,093 households
Other household types4%
158 households
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
1,496 households
1 person in household28%
1,093 households
3 people in household15.5%
607 households
4 people in household13.1%
511 households
5 people in household3.9%
152 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,520 residents
15–2914.9%
1,351 residents
30–4417.4%
1,581 residents
45–6427%
2,447 residents
65 and over23.9%
2,165 residents
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
8,569 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
271 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
123 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.6%
2,273 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,357 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
715 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
523 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
4,335 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
4,303 residents
Good health34.7%
3,146 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,196 residents
Bad health3.6%
323 residents
Very bad health1.1%
96 residents
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
7,515 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,549 residents
Markfield & Thornton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
2,019 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,362 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
448 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Markfield & Thornton · 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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