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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005463

Sleaford West

Sleaford West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,974 residents in North Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,974

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,119

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,058.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.0%

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.

Narborough, Blaby8,680 residents · 78.9% owned · 9.9% no carClayton-le-Woods, Chorley9,736 residents · 83.1% owned · 7.8% no carMiddlewich East, Cheshire East8,376 residents · 73.6% owned · 10.0% no carLutterworth, Harborough10,830 residents · 69.0% owned · 12.2% no carYeovil Lufton & Hollands, South Somerset7,726 residents · 75.7% owned · 10.4% no carStaverton, Hilperton & Semington, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 73.9% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within North Kesteven

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Hykeham South, North Kesteven8,698 residents · 72.5% owned · 11.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sleaford West

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

Tenure

Owned73.7%
3,036 households
Private rented17.3%
713 households
Social rented6.7%
275 households
Shared ownership2.3%
94 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.7%
2,294 households
Semi-detached27.7%
1,139 households
Terraced10.4%
427 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
149 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
95 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,702 households
2 cars or vans in household37.1%
1,529 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
497 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
390 households
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,634 households
4 or more bedrooms37.2%
1,533 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
849 households
1 bedroom2.5%
103 households
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,940 households
One-person household24.8%
1,021 households
Other household types3.9%
160 households
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,536 households
1 person in household24.8%
1,021 households
3 people in household17.5%
721 households
4 people in household14.8%
609 households
5 people in household4.2%
173 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,805 residents
15–2916.2%
1,621 residents
30–4419%
1,893 residents
45–6429%
2,889 residents
65 and over17.7%
1,769 residents
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
9,615 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
152 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
127 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
31 residents
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30%
2,408 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.8%
1,747 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
456 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
5,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
2,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,998 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,073 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
382 residents aged 16 and over
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
5,063 residents
Good health34.1%
3,400 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,127 residents
Bad health2.9%
294 residents
Very bad health0.9%
92 residents
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
8,403 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,571 residents
Sleaford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.4%
2,325 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,328 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
404 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
60 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Sleaford West · 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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