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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005419

Boston Central & North

Boston Central & North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,732 residents in Boston. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,732

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,788

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,718.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

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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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Boston Central & North

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

Tenure

Private rented45.3%
1,716 households
Owned38.5%
1,458 households
Social rented15.2%
574 households
Shared ownership1%
38 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached24.7%
938 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24%
909 households
Terraced21.6%
819 households
Detached20.3%
771 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
170 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
73 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
19 households
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,664 households
No cars or vans in household35.5%
1,345 households
2 cars or vans in household15.9%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
178 households
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.3%
1,301 households
3 bedrooms33.4%
1,267 households
1 bedroom20.8%
788 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
432 households
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.1%
2,049 households
One-person household33.4%
1,264 households
Other household types12.6%
477 households
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%
1,264 households
2 people in household31.6%
1,196 households
3 people in household17%
643 households
4 people in household12%
455 households
5 people in household3.8%
143 households
6 people in household1.6%
60 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,505 residents
15–2921.1%
1,839 residents
30–4424.4%
2,133 residents
45–6425.5%
2,231 residents
65 and over11.7%
1,025 residents
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.8%
7,838 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
364 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
276 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
137 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
117 residents
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.9%
2,202 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.5%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications10.8%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications6%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.2%
4,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.3%
2,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations34.5%
2,458 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
543 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,962 residents
Good health37.7%
3,294 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,078 residents
Bad health3.7%
321 residents
Very bad health0.9%
77 residents
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
7,553 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,179 residents
Boston Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40%
1,516 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,485 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
595 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Boston Central & North · 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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