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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005517

Thetford North

Thetford North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,933 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,933

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,345

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

692.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.9%

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.

Daventry South & Southbrook, West Northamptonshire7,180 residents · 51.2% owned · 21.2% no carHuntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor, Huntingdonshire9,057 residents · 44.7% owned · 28.1% no carCorby Kingswood, North Northamptonshire11,189 residents · 45.2% owned · 31.3% no carQueensway, North Northamptonshire6,420 residents · 44.2% owned · 24.6% no carNorth Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk6,877 residents · 36.6% owned · 32.1% no carHollinswood & Randlay, Telford and Wrekin9,442 residents · 50.4% owned · 25.4% no car

Most similar within Breckland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thetford South, Breckland8,634 residents · 47.6% owned · 24.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thetford North

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

Tenure

Social rented39.1%
917 households
Owned37%
867 households
Private rented23.2%
544 households
Shared ownership0.5%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.7%
1,096 households
Semi-detached19.4%
454 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.4%
384 households
Detached15.1%
355 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,043 households
No cars or vans in household29%
679 households
2 cars or vans in household20.6%
482 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
141 households
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.2%
1,248 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
452 households
1 bedroom14.7%
345 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
299 households
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.9%
1,447 households
One-person household28.8%
674 households
Other household types9.3%
218 households
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.8%
676 households
2 people in household28.8%
675 households
3 people in household18.4%
432 households
4 people in household14.4%
338 households
5 people in household5.8%
136 households
6 people in household2.3%
53 households
7 people in household1%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
1,282 residents
15–2919.4%
1,150 residents
30–4421.9%
1,296 residents
45–6424.3%
1,441 residents
65 and over12.8%
762 residents
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
5,527 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
181 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
88 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
73 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
65 residents
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.9%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
710 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.1%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.4%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
2,901 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations29.5%
1,347 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.7%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.3%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,495 residents
Good health36.8%
2,186 residents
Fair health14.8%
881 residents
Bad health5%
294 residents
Very bad health1.3%
79 residents
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
4,828 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,105 residents
Thetford North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
864 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.9%
842 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
488 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Thetford North · 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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