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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005473

Spalding South West

Spalding South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,802 residents in South Holland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,802

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,026

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

988.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Wyberton West & Fen, Boston8,350 residents · 77.0% owned · 10.6% no carThetford Central & East, Breckland10,691 residents · 63.1% owned · 16.4% no carFishtoft & Wyberton East, Boston8,846 residents · 76.4% owned · 10.2% no carMelton Mowbray West, Melton9,626 residents · 59.3% owned · 20.7% no carChard North & East, South Somerset7,349 residents · 65.6% owned · 14.4% no carEvesham South, Wychavon5,791 residents · 56.7% owned · 16.5% no car

Most similar within South Holland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Spalding North, South Holland12,931 residents · 61.1% owned · 19.5% no carSpalding East, South Holland9,123 residents · 55.3% owned · 22.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Spalding South West

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

Tenure

Owned68.2%
2,744 households
Private rented22.6%
908 households
Social rented7.5%
301 households
Shared ownership1.8%
71 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.3%
1,946 households
Semi-detached35.3%
1,421 households
Terraced11.8%
476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
146 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,819 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
1,276 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
496 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
435 households
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.1%
1,978 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
1,095 households
4 or more bedrooms18%
723 households
1 bedroom5.7%
230 households
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,655 households
One-person household25.7%
1,034 households
Other household types8.4%
339 households
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,503 households
1 person in household25.7%
1,035 households
3 people in household18.3%
736 households
4 people in household12.5%
503 households
5 people in household4.6%
187 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,627 residents
15–2915.9%
1,560 residents
30–4420.9%
2,047 residents
45–6425.4%
2,492 residents
65 and over21.2%
2,076 residents
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
9,288 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
180 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
162 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
123 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
49 residents
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.4%
1,964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.7%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.2%
5,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.7%
2,882 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25.1%
2,024 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
4,154 residents
Good health39.1%
3,831 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,346 residents
Bad health4.1%
398 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
8,227 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,575 residents
Spalding South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,895 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.2%
1,536 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
510 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Spalding South 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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