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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005486

Bourne East

Bourne East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,560 residents in South Kesteven. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,560

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,171

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

293.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.1%

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.

Attleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carRothwell, North Northamptonshire8,621 residents · 65.2% owned · 13.2% no carDevizes East, Wiltshire11,023 residents · 63.4% owned · 14.6% no carLydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carStudley, Stratford-on-Avon6,036 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bourne East

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

Tenure

Owned64.1%
2,672 households
Private rented20.5%
857 households
Social rented13.1%
545 households
Shared ownership2.2%
91 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.8%
1,578 households
Semi-detached33.1%
1,379 households
Terraced16.4%
684 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.9%
455 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,791 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
1,294 households
No cars or vans in household16%
669 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
417 households
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,695 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
1,228 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
975 households
1 bedroom6.6%
275 households
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,715 households
One-person household31%
1,295 households
Other household types3.9%
162 households
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,497 households
1 person in household31.1%
1,295 households
3 people in household15.3%
640 households
4 people in household13%
544 households
5 people in household3.2%
132 households
6 people in household1.1%
44 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,754 residents
15–2915.3%
1,460 residents
30–4418.7%
1,783 residents
45–6425.6%
2,444 residents
65 and over22.1%
2,117 residents
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
9,119 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
207 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
79 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.1%
2,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,416 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,409 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
4,627 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,969 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,628 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
352 residents aged 16 and over
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
4,341 residents
Good health35.2%
3,364 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,364 residents
Bad health4%
384 residents
Very bad health1.1%
107 residents
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
7,740 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,820 residents
Bourne East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
2,087 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,436 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Bourne 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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