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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005462

Sleaford East

Sleaford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,835 residents in North Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,835

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,540

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,097.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Atherstone, North Warwickshire11,740 residents · 58.5% owned · 21.9% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carSudbury, Babergh11,622 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.8% no carTiverton East, Mid Devon7,164 residents · 48.8% owned · 23.4% no carRetford South, Bassetlaw8,795 residents · 60.9% owned · 20.4% no carRetford East, Bassetlaw8,821 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sleaford East

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

Tenure

Owned56.5%
2,566 households
Private rented22.2%
1,009 households
Social rented19.6%
890 households
Shared ownership1.4%
62 households
Lives rent free0.3%
13 households
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.4%
1,471 households
Detached27%
1,228 households
Terraced25.2%
1,145 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
508 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
72 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
64 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,025 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
1,110 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
1,094 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
312 households
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
2,010 households
2 bedrooms32%
1,454 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
683 households
1 bedroom8.7%
395 households
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
2,711 households
One-person household36.4%
1,653 households
Other household types3.9%
175 households
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.4%
1,653 households
2 people in household34%
1,544 households
3 people in household14.4%
652 households
4 people in household10.4%
472 households
5 people in household3.6%
162 households
6 people in household0.9%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,755 residents
15–2917.5%
1,721 residents
30–4418.3%
1,802 residents
45–6426.4%
2,598 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,959 residents
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
9,465 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
156 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
122 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
44 residents
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,810 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,273 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
997 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
4,667 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
3,182 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,499 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.5%
1,397 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,197 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
418 residents aged 16 and over
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
4,258 residents
Good health35.4%
3,480 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,462 residents
Bad health5.1%
501 residents
Very bad health1.4%
134 residents
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
7,751 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
2,084 residents
Sleaford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,979 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,640 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
719 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
195 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Sleaford East · 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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