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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005464

Heckington

Heckington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,602 residents in North Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,602

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,868

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.1%

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.

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough, Breckland9,247 residents · 72.5% owned · 7.9% no carHolton-le-Clay, Binbrook & Tetney, East Lindsey10,199 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.6% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carHempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell, South Norfolk7,627 residents · 75.6% owned · 8.4% no carAcle & Reedham, Broadland6,025 residents · 72.4% owned · 12.4% no carDereham West, Necton & Gressenhall, Breckland7,013 residents · 74.4% owned · 8.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heckington

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

Tenure

Owned75.1%
2,903 households
Private rented12.8%
494 households
Social rented11.7%
454 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.5%
2,380 households
Semi-detached30.3%
1,173 households
Terraced6.2%
241 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,555 households
2 cars or vans in household34.2%
1,324 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%
624 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
366 households
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,716 households
4 or more bedrooms28.3%
1,095 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
976 households
1 bedroom2.1%
82 households
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
2,669 households
One-person household27.2%
1,050 households
Other household types3.8%
148 households
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.6%
1,724 households
1 person in household27.1%
1,050 households
3 people in household14.9%
576 households
4 people in household9.1%
353 households
5 people in household2.9%
114 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
1,098 residents
15–2912.8%
1,103 residents
30–4413.8%
1,183 residents
45–6430.3%
2,606 residents
65 and over30.4%
2,611 residents
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
8,432 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
71 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.1%
1,939 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
807 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
468 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.7%
3,835 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.1%
3,497 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,565 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
484 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
3,557 residents
Good health37.2%
3,203 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,333 residents
Bad health4.8%
412 residents
Very bad health1.1%
97 residents
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
6,756 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,846 residents
Heckington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,840 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,396 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
539 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Heckington · 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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