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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005515

Buckenhams & Snetterton

Buckenhams & Snetterton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,472 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,472

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,671

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Long Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham, South Norfolk11,555 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.2% no carMorton & Billingborough, South Kesteven7,884 residents · 74.3% owned · 8.6% no carRingstead, Woodford & Stanwick, North Northamptonshire6,523 residents · 77.1% owned · 7.8% no carThurlton, Haddiscoe & Geldeston, South Norfolk5,839 residents · 78.3% owned · 6.1% no carClarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carColtishall, Buxton & Frettenham, Broadland5,497 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.4% no car

Most similar within Breckland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Harling, Garboldisham & Kenninghall, Breckland7,064 residents · 73.2% owned · 7.0% no carHockering, Mattishall & Cranworth, Breckland7,250 residents · 78.3% owned · 7.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buckenhams & Snetterton

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

Tenure

Owned75.5%
2,016 households
Private rented17.1%
456 households
Social rented7.2%
192 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59.5%
1,590 households
Semi-detached28.2%
754 households
Terraced9%
241 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.8%
1,009 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
951 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.5%
520 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
191 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.6%
1,110 households
4 or more bedrooms34.2%
913 households
2 bedrooms20%
534 households
1 bedroom4.3%
114 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
1,905 households
One-person household23.5%
628 households
Other household types5.1%
135 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.5%
1,108 households
1 person in household23.5%
629 households
3 people in household15.6%
417 households
4 people in household13.4%
359 households
5 people in household4.3%
114 households
6 people in household1.3%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
985 residents
15–2914.2%
918 residents
30–4415.8%
1,020 residents
45–6430.6%
1,978 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,569 residents
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
6,276 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
93 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,595 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
3,209 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,123 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
2,948 residents
Good health36.4%
2,356 residents
Fair health13.6%
883 residents
Bad health3.5%
226 residents
Very bad health1%
62 residents
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
5,324 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,151 residents
Buckenhams & Snetterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
1,351 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
939 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
331 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Buckenhams & Snetterton · 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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