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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005532

Sprowston East

Sprowston East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,529 residents in Broadland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,529

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,357

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,761.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Huntington, York6,659 residents · 75.2% owned · 18.6% no carHartsholme & Birchwood East, Lincoln8,433 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.4% no carWoodthorpe & Acomb Park, York9,269 residents · 73.8% owned · 19.1% no carBlaby Village, Blaby8,898 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carBilton, Harrogate9,030 residents · 79.1% owned · 15.4% no carNorth Hykeham North, North Kesteven8,148 residents · 80.6% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Broadland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Old Catton, Broadland8,496 residents · 78.8% owned · 12.3% no carSprowston Central, Broadland5,346 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carHellesdon South East, Broadland5,442 residents · 84.6% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sprowston East

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

Tenure

Owned80.2%
3,496 households
Private rented10.4%
451 households
Social rented7.6%
333 households
Shared ownership1.7%
76 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.2%
2,318 households
Detached27.4%
1,193 households
Terraced9.4%
410 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
402 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
2,068 households
2 cars or vans in household30%
1,306 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
607 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
378 households
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.6%
2,030 households
2 bedrooms31.3%
1,366 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
705 households
1 bedroom5.9%
258 households
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,878 households
One-person household30.6%
1,334 households
Other household types3.3%
145 households
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,750 households
1 person in household30.6%
1,334 households
3 people in household14.7%
641 households
4 people in household11%
478 households
5 people in household2.7%
118 households
6 people in household0.6%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,483 residents
15–2915.7%
1,492 residents
30–4420.3%
1,934 residents
45–6423.6%
2,249 residents
65 and over24.9%
2,374 residents
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
8,997 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
208 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
182 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%
101 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
41 residents
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.4%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.6%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
4,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
3,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,704 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,184 residents
Good health38.1%
3,631 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,312 residents
Bad health3.3%
319 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
7,867 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,662 residents
Sprowston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.9%
2,219 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,540 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
526 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Sprowston East · 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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