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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005431

Alford, Withern & Willoughby

Alford, Withern & Willoughby is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,841 residents in East Lindsey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,841

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,986

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.8%

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.

Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland, Folkestone and Hythe7,056 residents · 76.9% owned · 12.6% no carMundesley, Trunch & Bacton, North Norfolk6,663 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.3% no carLydd & Dungeness, Folkestone and Hythe6,340 residents · 73.5% owned · 12.4% no carHeacham & Snettisham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk8,720 residents · 75.5% owned · 15.1% no carLong Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, South Holland9,986 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.2% no carHoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham, North Norfolk8,604 residents · 75.2% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within East Lindsey

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wainfleet All Saints, East Lindsey5,556 residents · 65.7% owned · 13.0% no carSpilsby & Burgh le Marsh, East Lindsey8,174 residents · 68.6% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alford, Withern & Willoughby

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,812 households
Private rented18.2%
726 households
Social rented10.4%
416 households
Shared ownership0.8%
32 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59.8%
2,383 households
Semi-detached25%
996 households
Terraced8.6%
342 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.5%
98 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
24 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,750 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
1,230 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
547 households
No cars or vans in household11.4%
456 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,693 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,308 households
4 or more bedrooms19.9%
793 households
1 bedroom4.8%
191 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,629 households
One-person household29%
1,156 households
Other household types4.9%
197 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.2%
1,765 households
1 person in household29%
1,158 households
3 people in household13.1%
523 households
4 people in household8.4%
336 households
5 people in household3.7%
146 households
6 people in household1.1%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
1,138 residents
15–2912.9%
1,140 residents
30–4412.5%
1,107 residents
45–6429.3%
2,593 residents
65 and over32.4%
2,863 residents
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
8,665 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
100 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
11 residents
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%
1,956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.8%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
921 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.2%
4,046 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46%
3,496 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health36.6%
3,235 residents
Very good health36.2%
3,199 residents
Fair health19%
1,680 residents
Bad health6.1%
541 residents
Very bad health2.1%
186 residents
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.7%
6,519 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.3%
2,322 residents
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,573 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension37.5%
1,496 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
740 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Alford, Withern & Willoughby · 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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