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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005429

Sutton-on-Sea

Sutton-on-Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,244 residents in East Lindsey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,244

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,194

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

408.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.5%

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.

Jaywick & St Osyth, Tendring8,238 residents · 66.6% owned · 27.8% no carHolland-on-Sea, Tendring6,581 residents · 85.8% owned · 18.5% no carClacton North, Tendring6,972 residents · 81.1% owned · 17.4% no carHunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk5,230 residents · 68.0% owned · 20.6% no carBridlington North & Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire10,170 residents · 77.1% owned · 17.3% no carWalton & Frinton Coastal, Tendring7,627 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no car

Most similar within East Lindsey

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ingoldmells & Chapel St Leonards, East Lindsey7,006 residents · 68.6% owned · 21.0% no carMablethorpe, East Lindsey8,452 residents · 66.4% owned · 21.5% no carSkegness North, East Lindsey7,858 residents · 60.8% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sutton-on-Sea

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

Tenure

Owned77.1%
2,462 households
Private rented16.4%
524 households
Social rented5.9%
189 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.6%
2,030 households
Semi-detached18.9%
604 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
195 households
Terraced5.2%
167 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4%
129 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household55.1%
1,762 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
656 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
565 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
212 households
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms49.7%
1,588 households
3 bedrooms32.2%
1,030 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
336 households
1 bedroom7.5%
241 households
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,009 households
One-person household33.1%
1,058 households
Other household types4%
129 households
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household51.8%
1,655 households
1 person in household33.1%
1,057 households
3 people in household8.8%
282 households
4 people in household4%
128 households
5 people in household1.2%
39 households
6 people in household0.6%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.3%
455 residents
15–297.2%
452 residents
30–446.9%
433 residents
45–6428.3%
1,768 residents
65 and over50.2%
3,131 residents
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
6,150 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
29 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications32.4%
1,866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.6%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.5%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive71.5%
4,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)27.9%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
38 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.1%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.1%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health36.7%
2,289 residents
Fair health25.7%
1,604 residents
Very good health24.6%
1,537 residents
Bad health10.2%
634 residents
Very bad health2.9%
180 residents
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act66%
4,121 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act34%
2,123 residents
Sutton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension41.8%
1,334 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension30.1%
962 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.7%
724 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Sutton-on-Sea · 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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