Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005504

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,247 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,247

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,991

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough

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

Tenure

Owned72.5%

2,895 households

Private rented14.7%

585 households

Social rented12.2%

487 households

Shared ownership0.6%

24 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.5%

2,454 households

Semi-detached31%

1,238 households

Terraced6.5%

259 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%

16 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

8 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

8 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.1%

5 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

5 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.9%

1,474 households

1 car or van in household36.3%

1,449 households

3 or more cars or vans in household19%

758 households

No cars or vans in household7.9%

314 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%

1,667 households

4 or more bedrooms30.2%

1,207 households

2 bedrooms24.9%

996 households

1 bedroom3.1%

124 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%

2,827 households

One-person household24.4%

974 households

Other household types4.7%

189 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.8%

1,788 households

1 person in household24.4%

974 households

3 people in household14.4%

573 households

4 people in household11.3%

452 households

5 people in household3.7%

147 households

6 people in household1.1%

45 households

7 people in household0.2%

8 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%

1,303 residents

15–2912.2%

1,128 residents

30–4413%

1,206 residents

45–6430.6%

2,828 residents

65 and over30.1%

2,782 residents

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%

9,088 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

81 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%

46 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

16 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

15 residents

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%

2,083 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.3%

1,595 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.3%

1,361 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.2%

1,196 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%

859 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.9%

543 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

214 residents aged 16 and over

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%

4,106 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive46.7%

3,666 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1%

81 residents aged 16 and over

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%

1,621 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.3%

1,279 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%

1,065 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%

930 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.5%

900 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%

837 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%

503 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%

449 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.4%

270 residents aged 16 and over

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%

3,851 residents

Good health37%

3,421 residents

Fair health14.9%

1,379 residents

Bad health5.1%

470 residents

Very bad health1.3%

124 residents

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%

7,364 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%

1,882 residents

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%

1,867 households

Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%

1,511 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%

529 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%

84 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough · 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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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005504

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Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Whissonsett, Litcham & Narborough

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.