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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005470

Spalding North

Spalding North is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,931 residents in South Holland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,931

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,497

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,681.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

Thetford Central & East, Breckland10,691 residents · 63.1% owned · 16.4% no carEvesham South, Wychavon5,791 residents · 56.7% owned · 16.5% no carCrewe Gresty Road, Cheshire East7,066 residents · 49.6% owned · 29.9% no carNew Bilton, Rugby8,089 residents · 51.2% owned · 22.0% no carFletton, Peterborough10,266 residents · 47.0% owned · 27.5% no carKempston Central & East, Bedford6,207 residents · 63.4% owned · 19.6% no car

Most similar within South Holland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Spalding South West, South Holland9,802 residents · 68.2% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spalding North

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

Tenure

Owned61.1%
3,361 households
Private rented27.7%
1,521 households
Social rented9.2%
506 households
Shared ownership1.8%
100 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.8%
2,405 households
Semi-detached26.5%
1,454 households
Terraced17.3%
952 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
471 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
104 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
2,404 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
1,545 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
1,074 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
474 households
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
2,121 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,663 households
4 or more bedrooms20.3%
1,117 households
1 bedroom10.8%
596 households
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
3,375 households
One-person household28.6%
1,573 households
Other household types10%
551 households
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,900 households
1 person in household28.6%
1,573 households
3 people in household18.6%
1,020 households
4 people in household12.8%
701 households
5 people in household4.1%
227 households
6 people in household1.1%
59 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
2,222 residents
15–2918%
2,326 residents
30–4423.3%
3,006 residents
45–6424.1%
3,116 residents
65 and over17.5%
2,256 residents
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
12,140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
292 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
234 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
176 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
87 residents
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.4%
2,578 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
2,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,559 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,529 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.2%
545 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.7%
7,050 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.6%
3,339 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations27%
2,857 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,721 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
1,276 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
5,907 residents
Good health37.9%
4,901 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,584 residents
Bad health3.3%
423 residents
Very bad health0.9%
114 residents
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
11,098 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,831 residents
Spalding North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
2,578 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
2,082 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
706 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
130 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Spalding North · 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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