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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005455

Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham

Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,465 residents in North Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

14,465

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

114.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Barlby & Riccall, Selby9,867 residents · 80.7% owned · 9.1% no carFernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton, Newark and Sherwood9,449 residents · 77.2% owned · 7.7% no carMulbarton, Tasburgh & Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk10,688 residents · 78.8% owned · 7.4% no carHatton & Burnaston, South Derbyshire7,714 residents · 80.1% owned · 7.3% no carSomersham, Riptons & Raveleys, Huntingdonshire9,682 residents · 72.3% owned · 6.1% no carEggborough, Kellington & Smeaton, Selby8,833 residents · 79.2% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham

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

Tenure

Owned77.9%
4,666 households
Private rented15.1%
903 households
Social rented5.8%
347 households
Shared ownership1.2%
70 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached62%
3,716 households
Semi-detached26.2%
1,571 households
Terraced8%
477 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.9%
111 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
79 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40%
2,396 households
1 car or van in household38.1%
2,285 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
950 households
No cars or vans in household6%
360 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
2,534 households
4 or more bedrooms34.4%
2,060 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
1,235 households
1 bedroom2.7%
160 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.5%
4,340 households
One-person household23.8%
1,427 households
Other household types3.7%
222 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
2,427 households
1 person in household23.8%
1,427 households
3 people in household17.1%
1,021 households
4 people in household13.7%
820 households
5 people in household3.6%
216 households
6 people in household0.9%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
2,539 residents
15–2914.8%
2,138 residents
30–4419.2%
2,776 residents
45–6428.1%
4,064 residents
65 and over20.4%
2,945 residents
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
14,126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
151 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
46 residents
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
4,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
2,357 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
7,436 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
4,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
2,895 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,602 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,600 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
1,550 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
7,166 residents
Good health34.6%
4,997 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,728 residents
Bad health3.1%
449 residents
Very bad health0.9%
123 residents
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
12,030 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
2,435 residents
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.8%
3,521 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,826 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
571 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham · 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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