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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005467

Holbeach

Holbeach is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,742 residents in South Holland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,742

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,532

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,917.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.1%

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.

Dereham Central & Toftwood, Breckland11,605 residents · 60.9% owned · 17.9% no carWatton, Breckland8,967 residents · 69.3% owned · 16.1% no carDiss & Roydon, South Norfolk10,921 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.3% no carDownham Market, King's Lynn and West Norfolk11,348 residents · 66.4% owned · 18.5% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no carNew Costessey, South Norfolk7,535 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Holbeach

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
2,298 households
Private rented20.2%
712 households
Social rented13.7%
484 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.1%
1,698 households
Semi-detached34.7%
1,226 households
Terraced10.9%
386 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.7%
97 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
53 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,599 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
1,008 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
575 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
351 households
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,496 households
2 bedrooms36.7%
1,295 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
481 households
1 bedroom7.4%
260 households
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
2,165 households
One-person household33.5%
1,183 households
Other household types5.2%
185 households
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,297 households
1 person in household33.5%
1,183 households
3 people in household14.7%
519 households
4 people in household10.7%
379 households
5 people in household3%
106 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,236 residents
15–2915.6%
1,206 residents
30–4416.7%
1,294 residents
45–6426.5%
2,053 residents
65 and over25.2%
1,955 residents
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
7,529 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
83 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
79 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,673 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.1%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
503 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,632 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.6%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.5%
2,984 residents
Good health37.8%
2,930 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,326 residents
Bad health5%
388 residents
Very bad health1.5%
114 residents
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
6,157 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,585 residents
Holbeach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,398 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.2%
1,385 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.8%
628 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Holbeach · 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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