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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005505

Dereham North & Neatherd

Dereham North & Neatherd is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,654 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,654

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,225

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

495.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Newport South & West, Isle of Wight9,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.0% no carHailsham South & West, Wealden5,791 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.0% no carLydney, Forest of Dean11,303 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.1% no carWestham North & Radipole, Dorset9,066 residents · 72.3% owned · 16.0% no carColeford, Forest of Dean10,854 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.0% no carRyde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dereham North & Neatherd

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
2,209 households
Social rented15.8%
508 households
Private rented14.8%
478 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.7%
1,377 households
Semi-detached34%
1,097 households
Terraced17.2%
556 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
150 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,347 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
937 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
527 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
414 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.9%
1,286 households
4 or more bedrooms27.1%
873 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
754 households
1 bedroom9.6%
311 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
2,171 households
One-person household28.2%
911 households
Other household types4.5%
144 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,242 households
1 person in household28.2%
910 households
3 people in household14.9%
481 households
4 people in household12.4%
399 households
5 people in household4.5%
145 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,254 residents
15–2915.7%
1,199 residents
30–4416%
1,221 residents
45–6426.2%
2,007 residents
65 and over25.7%
1,970 residents
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
7,407 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
109 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
94 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
3,422 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,238 residents
Good health36.1%
2,762 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,200 residents
Bad health4.7%
357 residents
Very bad health1.3%
97 residents
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
6,005 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,649 residents
Dereham North & Neatherd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,448 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
471 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
115 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Dereham North & Neatherd · 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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