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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005460

Ruskington West & Cranwell

Ruskington West & Cranwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,380 residents in North Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,380

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,440

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

102.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.3%

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.

Somersham, Riptons & Raveleys, Huntingdonshire9,682 residents · 72.3% owned · 6.1% no carBarnack, Wittering & Wansford, Peterborough6,871 residents · 65.5% owned · 6.9% no carIxworth, Honington & Barnham, West Suffolk6,599 residents · 62.0% owned · 8.9% no carShifnal, Shropshire10,459 residents · 68.0% owned · 12.0% no carBrampton, the Stukeleys and the Alconburys, Huntingdonshire11,548 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.8% no carCatterick & Brompton-on-Swale, Richmondshire5,818 residents · 68.7% owned · 9.9% no car

Most similar within North Kesteven

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Skellingthorpe, Witham & Bassingham, North Kesteven14,465 residents · 77.9% owned · 6.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ruskington West & Cranwell

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

Tenure

Owned65.3%
1,594 households
Private rented28.7%
701 households
Social rented5.4%
131 households
Shared ownership0.4%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.8%
1,117 households
Semi-detached40.7%
993 households
Terraced12.7%
310 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
988 households
2 cars or vans in household38.9%
949 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
340 households
No cars or vans in household6.6%
162 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.7%
1,285 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
563 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
555 households
1 bedroom1.5%
36 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.8%
1,776 households
One-person household24.3%
592 households
Other household types2.9%
70 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
988 households
1 person in household24.3%
592 households
3 people in household16.6%
406 households
4 people in household13.9%
338 households
5 people in household3.6%
88 households
6 people in household0.9%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,004 residents
15–2920.5%
1,310 residents
30–4420.6%
1,312 residents
45–6425.6%
1,632 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,122 residents
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,200 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
87 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
47 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.3%
1,713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications24.9%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
790 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.4%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66%
3,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
1,716 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,352 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
3,246 residents
Good health34.2%
2,184 residents
Fair health11%
700 residents
Bad health3.2%
206 residents
Very bad health0.7%
44 residents
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
5,360 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,020 residents
Ruskington West & Cranwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55%
1,341 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
804 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
264 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
30 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Ruskington West & Cranwell · 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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