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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005527

Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads

Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,159 residents in Broadland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,159

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,813

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

246

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Mulbarton, Tasburgh & Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk10,688 residents · 78.8% owned · 7.4% no carWarboys & Bury, Huntingdonshire6,950 residents · 73.8% owned · 9.7% no carDesford & Newbold Verdon, Hinckley and Bosworth8,874 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.0% no carSteeple Ashton, North Bradley & Southwick, Wiltshire7,016 residents · 80.4% owned · 7.1% no carTidenham & Woolaston, Forest of Dean7,621 residents · 76.2% owned · 9.0% no carWest Bergholt & Wormingford, Colchester6,566 residents · 80.3% owned · 9.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads

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

Tenure

Owned80.1%
3,053 households
Social rented9.9%
377 households
Private rented8.6%
328 households
Shared ownership1.4%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.1%
2,292 households
Semi-detached27.6%
1,052 households
Terraced8.7%
333 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
101 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.1%
1,566 households
1 car or van in household35.5%
1,355 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.7%
600 households
No cars or vans in household7.6%
291 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.9%
1,523 households
4 or more bedrooms38.6%
1,470 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
644 households
1 bedroom4.6%
176 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.2%
2,754 households
One-person household23.6%
900 households
Other household types4.2%
160 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.4%
1,580 households
1 person in household23.6%
900 households
3 people in household15.9%
606 households
4 people in household14.3%
544 households
5 people in household3.7%
140 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,500 residents
15–2913.7%
1,258 residents
30–4417.4%
1,594 residents
45–6427.5%
2,516 residents
65 and over25%
2,288 residents
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,845 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
132 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
106 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
31 residents
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,280 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,187 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
4,356 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
3,099 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,762 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
4,437 residents
Good health34.6%
3,172 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,143 residents
Bad health3.4%
315 residents
Very bad health1%
91 residents
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
7,488 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,671 residents
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.6%
2,120 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.3%
1,195 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
427 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Wroxham, Rackheath & the Plumsteads · 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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