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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005529

Hellesdon North West

Hellesdon North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,680 residents in Broadland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,680

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,619

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,757.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.7%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hellesdon North West

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

Tenure

Owned80.3%
2,103 households
Social rented10.9%
286 households
Private rented8.6%
225 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached60.7%
1,591 households
Detached25.1%
658 households
Terraced6.7%
177 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
175 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,177 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
741 households
No cars or vans in household15.8%
413 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
288 households
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.5%
1,374 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
689 households
4 or more bedrooms16.7%
437 households
1 bedroom4.5%
119 households
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,683 households
One-person household32.1%
839 households
Other household types3.6%
95 households
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.6%
1,036 households
1 person in household32.1%
840 households
3 people in household14.2%
371 households
4 people in household10.9%
285 households
5 people in household2.6%
69 households
6 people in household0.5%
13 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
730 residents
15–2912.4%
703 residents
30–4414.5%
825 residents
45–6427.9%
1,587 residents
65 and over32.4%
1,839 residents
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
5,447 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
138 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
16 residents
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.8%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.7%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.7%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.3%
2,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.4%
2,321 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.6%
2,196 residents
Good health36.8%
2,093 residents
Fair health18.6%
1,055 residents
Bad health4.8%
271 residents
Very bad health1.2%
67 residents
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
4,375 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,307 residents
Hellesdon North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,142 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
965 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
434 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hellesdon North West · 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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