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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005510

Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney

Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,326 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,326

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,270

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

Heckington, North Kesteven8,602 residents · 75.1% owned · 9.5% no carAcle & Reedham, Broadland6,025 residents · 72.4% owned · 12.4% no carMarshchapel, Somercotes & Grimoldby, East Lindsey6,516 residents · 81.0% owned · 8.6% no carLeverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no carDonington, Quadring & Gosberton, South Holland8,806 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no carFleggburgh, Rollesby & Martham, Great Yarmouth8,014 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.4% no car

Most similar within Breckland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dereham West, Necton & Gressenhall, Breckland7,013 residents · 74.4% owned · 8.6% no carWhissonsett, Litcham & Narborough, Breckland9,247 residents · 72.5% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney

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

Tenure

Owned73.7%
2,411 households
Social rented13%
426 households
Private rented12.9%
423 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.9%
2,026 households
Semi-detached29.8%
975 households
Terraced5.9%
194 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.1%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
1,302 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,099 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.1%
561 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
310 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,406 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
892 households
4 or more bedrooms25.7%
840 households
1 bedroom4.1%
134 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,223 households
One-person household27.7%
905 households
Other household types4.4%
143 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44%
1,440 households
1 person in household27.7%
905 households
3 people in household13.9%
456 households
4 people in household9.9%
323 households
5 people in household3.2%
105 households
6 people in household0.9%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
944 residents
15–2912.7%
929 residents
30–4412.7%
934 residents
45–6429.1%
2,130 residents
65 and over32.6%
2,390 residents
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
7,199 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.9%
1,445 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
461 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
3,190 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.1%
3,039 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.9%
2,847 residents
Good health38.4%
2,816 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,236 residents
Bad health4.6%
340 residents
Very bad health1.2%
87 residents
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
5,712 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
1,614 residents
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,431 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.2%
1,248 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
506 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Shipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney · 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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