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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005483

Morton & Billingborough

Morton & Billingborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,884 residents in South Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,884

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,373

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Clarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carBilsthorpe & Farnsfield, Newark and Sherwood9,284 residents · 75.9% owned · 10.1% no carHockering, Mattishall & Cranworth, Breckland7,250 residents · 78.3% owned · 7.2% no carWestbury East, Dilton Marsh & Bratton, Wiltshire6,997 residents · 79.6% owned · 8.7% no carWestwoodside, Haxey & Owston Ferry, North Lincolnshire7,071 residents · 82.4% owned · 9.0% no carBuckenhams & Snetterton, Breckland6,472 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.2% no car

Most similar within South Kesteven

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ancaster, Caythorpe & Claypole, South Kesteven7,194 residents · 78.1% owned · 8.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Morton & Billingborough

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,507 households
Private rented14.2%
479 households
Social rented10.8%
364 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached58.3%
1,967 households
Semi-detached30.3%
1,023 households
Terraced8.7%
295 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.3%
45 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38%
1,281 households
1 car or van in household35.1%
1,185 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
616 households
No cars or vans in household8.6%
291 households
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,459 households
4 or more bedrooms34.7%
1,170 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
632 households
1 bedroom3.3%
113 households
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.1%
2,365 households
One-person household25.5%
859 households
Other household types4.5%
151 households
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.1%
1,421 households
1 person in household25.5%
860 households
3 people in household15.4%
518 households
4 people in household11.7%
395 households
5 people in household3.8%
129 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,142 residents
15–2913.7%
1,077 residents
30–4413.6%
1,075 residents
45–6432.2%
2,540 residents
65 and over26%
2,050 residents
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
7,734 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
3,788 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,783 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
895 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
3,541 residents
Good health35.9%
2,828 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,083 residents
Bad health4.4%
346 residents
Very bad health1.1%
85 residents
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
6,357 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,527 residents
Morton & Billingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.5%
1,704 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Morton & Billingborough · 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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