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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005471

Spalding East

Spalding East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,123 residents in South Holland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,123

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,905

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

536.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Wisbech South & Peckover, Fenland13,717 residents · 53.8% owned · 26.7% no carScunthorpe North, North Lincolnshire7,492 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.7% no carSkirbeck, Boston8,858 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.6% no carWisbech North, Fenland11,079 residents · 49.1% owned · 24.2% no carGoole West, East Riding of Yorkshire8,485 residents · 57.6% owned · 26.7% no carShotton & Garden City, Flintshire9,845 residents · 54.7% owned · 25.8% 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 carHolbeach, South Holland7,742 residents · 65.1% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spalding East

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

Tenure

Owned55.3%
2,160 households
Social rented22%
861 households
Private rented21.9%
855 households
Lives rent free0.4%
15 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39%
1,523 households
Semi-detached35.1%
1,371 households
Terraced13.2%
517 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
358 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,661 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
975 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
882 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
389 households
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,721 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,111 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
627 households
1 bedroom11.4%
447 households
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
2,365 households
One-person household29.9%
1,167 households
Other household types9.5%
371 households
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%
1,363 households
1 person in household29.9%
1,167 households
3 people in household17.1%
670 households
4 people in household11.7%
456 households
5 people in household4.6%
180 households
6 people in household1.2%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,471 residents
15–2916.3%
1,489 residents
30–4419.8%
1,811 residents
45–6426.3%
2,402 residents
65 and over21.4%
1,952 residents
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
8,688 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
158 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
128 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
85 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
61 residents
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
2,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.8%
965 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
561 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.3%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
4,556 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,853 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations29.7%
2,238 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.4%
3,688 residents
Good health38.9%
3,545 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,353 residents
Bad health4.7%
429 residents
Very bad health1.2%
109 residents
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
7,485 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,638 residents
Spalding East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,594 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,427 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18%
705 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
168 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Spalding 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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