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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005519

Thetford South

Thetford South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,634 residents in Breckland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,634

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,410

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

473

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.4%

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 carHollinswood & Randlay, Telford and Wrekin9,442 residents · 50.4% owned · 25.4% no carConnah's Quay North, Flintshire6,120 residents · 53.9% owned · 24.8% no carLiswerry & Uskmouth, Newport11,763 residents · 59.2% owned · 22.5% no carShotton & Garden City, Flintshire9,845 residents · 54.7% owned · 25.8% no carWharton, Cheshire West and Chester6,559 residents · 62.8% owned · 20.2% no car

Most similar within Breckland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thetford North, Breckland5,933 residents · 37.0% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thetford South

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

Tenure

Owned47.6%
1,622 households
Social rented34.8%
1,186 households
Private rented17.2%
585 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37%
1,262 households
Semi-detached27.7%
946 households
Detached23%
785 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
367 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,407 households
2 cars or vans in household26.8%
915 households
No cars or vans in household24%
818 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
270 households
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.3%
1,887 households
4 or more bedrooms18.9%
644 households
2 bedrooms17.2%
588 households
1 bedroom8.5%
291 households
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
2,216 households
One-person household25.8%
881 households
Other household types9.2%
314 households
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
1,082 households
1 person in household25.8%
881 households
3 people in household20.4%
694 households
4 people in household13%
442 households
5 people in household6.2%
211 households
6 people in household1.7%
59 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
1,772 residents
15–2918.6%
1,610 residents
30–4420.7%
1,791 residents
45–6425%
2,163 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,300 residents
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.1%
8,035 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
275 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
132 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
109 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
84 residents
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.4%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
4,189 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
2,449 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations25.9%
1,748 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
996 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,833 residents
Good health34.9%
3,017 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,280 residents
Bad health4.6%
398 residents
Very bad health1.2%
105 residents
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,925 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,709 residents
Thetford South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.7%
1,286 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,258 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.5%
666 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
190 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Thetford South · 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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