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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005508

Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth

Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,250 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,250

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,059

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

Scole, Dickleburgh & Bressingham, South Norfolk8,090 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.4% no carClarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carHempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell, South Norfolk7,627 residents · 75.6% owned · 8.4% no carMorton & Billingborough, South Kesteven7,884 residents · 74.3% owned · 8.6% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carThurlton, Haddiscoe & Geldeston, South Norfolk5,839 residents · 78.3% owned · 6.1% no car

Most similar within Breckland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham, Breckland7,482 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.1% no carEast Harling, Garboldisham & Kenninghall, Breckland7,064 residents · 73.2% owned · 7.0% no carBuckenhams & Snetterton, Breckland6,472 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth

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

Tenure

Owned78.3%
2,394 households
Private rented11%
335 households
Social rented10.1%
308 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.3%
1,846 households
Semi-detached30.1%
922 households
Terraced5.9%
181 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.7%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,150 households
1 car or van in household34.4%
1,052 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.8%
635 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
220 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,241 households
4 or more bedrooms31.8%
973 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
678 households
1 bedroom5.4%
165 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
2,121 households
One-person household24.7%
754 households
Other household types6%
182 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.5%
1,329 households
1 person in household24.7%
754 households
3 people in household13.6%
416 households
4 people in household12.3%
375 households
5 people in household3.8%
116 households
6 people in household1.4%
44 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,011 residents
15–2913%
945 residents
30–4414.7%
1,062 residents
45–6429.7%
2,156 residents
65 and over28.6%
2,075 residents
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
7,135 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,737 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
3,202 residents
Good health36.5%
2,647 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,053 residents
Bad health3.7%
268 residents
Very bad health1.1%
80 residents
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
5,886 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,363 residents
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
1,534 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,073 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
381 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth · 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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