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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005434

Horncastle

Horncastle is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,554 residents in East Lindsey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,554

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,540

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

665.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.8%

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.

North Walsham West, North Norfolk6,194 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.2% no carCheadle Town, Staffordshire Moorlands6,186 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.1% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no carBrightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no carRyde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horncastle

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

Tenure

Owned65%
2,302 households
Private rented20%
707 households
Social rented13.6%
482 households
Shared ownership1.4%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.8%
1,549 households
Semi-detached28.8%
1,018 households
Terraced17.3%
614 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
211 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
61 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
27 households
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
1,644 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
967 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
622 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
305 households
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,431 households
2 bedrooms34.9%
1,234 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
575 households
1 bedroom8.4%
299 households
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63%
2,230 households
One-person household34%
1,202 households
Other household types3.1%
108 households
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,407 households
1 person in household34%
1,202 households
3 people in household13%
460 households
4 people in household9.4%
334 households
5 people in household2.9%
104 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,159 residents
15–2914.2%
1,071 residents
30–4415%
1,132 residents
45–6428.7%
2,167 residents
65 and over26.8%
2,028 residents
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,398 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
71 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
11 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.8%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,311 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
2,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
3,084 residents
Good health35.3%
2,663 residents
Fair health17%
1,284 residents
Bad health5.4%
407 residents
Very bad health1.5%
115 residents
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
5,783 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,770 residents
Horncastle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%
1,574 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,257 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
567 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
136 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Horncastle · 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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