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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005484

Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham

Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,178 residents in South Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,178

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,183

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

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.

Rendlesham, Orford & Hollesley, East Suffolk11,157 residents · 68.9% owned · 7.1% no carColtishall, Buxton & Frettenham, Broadland5,497 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.4% no carMuch Wenlock & Broseley, Shropshire11,877 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.3% no carBawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham, Breckland7,482 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.1% no carCaistor, Kelsey & Keelby, West Lindsey9,840 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.8% no carKirton in Lindsey & Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire7,038 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.4% no car

Most similar within South Kesteven

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Corby Glen, Ropsley & Grantham Outskirts, South Kesteven9,600 residents · 74.2% owned · 8.0% no carMorton & Billingborough, South Kesteven7,884 residents · 74.3% owned · 8.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham

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

Tenure

Owned63.7%
2,026 households
Private rented20.4%
649 households
Social rented15%
476 households
Shared ownership0.9%
29 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46%
1,466 households
Semi-detached35.3%
1,124 households
Terraced15.4%
491 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.9%
59 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,237 households
2 cars or vans in household37.4%
1,192 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.3%
488 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
266 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
1,396 households
4 or more bedrooms28.4%
903 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
780 households
1 bedroom3.3%
104 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,199 households
One-person household27.4%
872 households
Other household types3.5%
113 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.6%
1,354 households
1 person in household27.4%
872 households
3 people in household14.5%
460 households
4 people in household10.5%
334 households
5 people in household3.7%
119 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,094 residents
15–2912.9%
926 residents
30–4415.6%
1,117 residents
45–6432%
2,296 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,744 residents
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,026 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
33 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%
1,875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
580 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,504 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,435 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
63 residents aged 16 and over
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.1%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
237 residents aged 16 and over
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,241 residents
Good health35.7%
2,566 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,014 residents
Bad health4.1%
292 residents
Very bad health0.9%
65 residents
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
5,897 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,281 residents
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
1,652 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,078 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Harlaxton, Colsterworth & South Witham · 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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