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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005418

Fenside & Lister Way

Fenside & Lister Way is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,012 residents in Boston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,012

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,455

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,760.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.1%

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.

Wisbech North, Fenland11,079 residents · 49.1% owned · 24.2% no carNorth Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk6,877 residents · 36.6% owned · 32.1% no carScunthorpe Central & Crosby, North Lincolnshire8,993 residents · 31.7% owned · 42.9% no carScunthorpe North, North Lincolnshire7,492 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.7% no carNorth Bretton & Westwood, Peterborough8,244 residents · 34.5% owned · 34.2% no carThetford North, Breckland5,933 residents · 37.0% owned · 29.0% no car

Most similar within Boston

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Skirbeck, Boston8,858 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.6% no carBoston Central & North, Boston8,732 residents · 38.5% owned · 35.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fenside & Lister Way

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

Tenure

Social rented38.1%
1,698 households
Owned32.5%
1,448 households
Private rented27.9%
1,244 households
Shared ownership1.1%
48 households
Lives rent free0.4%
17 households
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35%
1,558 households
Terraced27.5%
1,225 households
Detached18.7%
834 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
716 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
92 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,883 households
No cars or vans in household35.6%
1,585 households
2 cars or vans in household16.7%
744 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%
240 households
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%
1,828 households
2 bedrooms35%
1,559 households
1 bedroom15.9%
710 households
4 or more bedrooms8%
357 households
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,613 households
One-person household29.1%
1,294 households
Other household types12.2%
545 households
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.6%
1,320 households
1 person in household29.1%
1,294 households
3 people in household18.6%
830 households
4 people in household14.4%
643 households
5 people in household6%
266 households
6 people in household1.6%
70 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
2,242 residents
15–2918.9%
2,076 residents
30–4423.2%
2,558 residents
45–6424.6%
2,705 residents
65 and over13%
1,430 residents
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.1%
10,366 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
235 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
230 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
129 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
51 residents
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35.4%
3,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.1%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications9.3%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications7.5%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
573 residents aged 16 and over
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
5,542 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,944 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations37.5%
3,236 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
1,328 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.4%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
4,502 residents
Good health38%
4,189 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,605 residents
Bad health5%
555 residents
Very bad health1.5%
161 residents
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
9,232 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,780 residents
Fenside & Lister Way · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension42.5%
1,894 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.6%
1,363 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
873 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.6%
293 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
30 households
Fenside & Lister Way · 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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