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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005507

Dereham Central & Toftwood

Dereham Central & Toftwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,605 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,605

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,281

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,913

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Holbeach, South Holland7,742 residents · 65.1% owned · 16.3% no carDiss & Roydon, South Norfolk10,921 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.3% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no carGorleston South & Beach, Great Yarmouth8,506 residents · 66.2% owned · 21.9% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dereham Central & Toftwood

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

Tenure

Owned60.9%
3,216 households
Private rented22.3%
1,180 households
Social rented16.2%
855 households
Shared ownership0.5%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.1%
1,641 households
Semi-detached29.9%
1,581 households
Terraced23.4%
1,238 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.3%
652 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
83 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
2,454 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
1,391 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
944 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
492 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
2,187 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
1,732 households
4 or more bedrooms14.1%
742 households
1 bedroom11.7%
620 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
3,303 households
One-person household33.4%
1,762 households
Other household types4.1%
217 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,928 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,762 households
3 people in household14.7%
776 households
4 people in household10.8%
569 households
5 people in household3.3%
175 households
6 people in household0.9%
49 households
7 people in household0.2%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,880 residents
15–2917%
1,971 residents
30–4417.5%
2,030 residents
45–6425.1%
2,911 residents
65 and over24.2%
2,810 residents
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
11,220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
166 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
112 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
52 residents
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.8%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,698 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.6%
1,685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
5,468 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,987 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,730 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
1,639 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,581 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.7%
4,729 residents
Good health37.7%
4,380 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,821 residents
Bad health4.7%
548 residents
Very bad health1.1%
128 residents
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
9,191 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
2,414 residents
Dereham Central & Toftwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.8%
2,263 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
856 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
194 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Dereham Central & Toftwood · 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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