Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005533

Blofield, Lingwood & Upton

Blofield, Lingwood & Upton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,051 residents in Broadland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,051

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,919

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

148.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton, Mid Suffolk7,378 residents · 75.9% owned · 10.0% no carPenkridge & Acton Trussell, South Staffordshire10,921 residents · 74.2% owned · 10.6% no carLoddon, Surlingham & Alpington, South Norfolk8,851 residents · 74.8% owned · 11.1% no carBawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham, Breckland7,482 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.1% no carClarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carMorton, Blyton & Scotter, West Lindsey10,139 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no car

Most similar within Broadland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Coltishall, Buxton & Frettenham, Broadland5,497 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.4% no carBrundall & Cantley, Broadland6,213 residents · 79.7% owned · 9.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blofield, Lingwood & Upton

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

Tenure

Owned76.1%
2,982 households
Social rented12.5%
491 households
Private rented9.9%
387 households
Shared ownership1.5%
58 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.2%
2,202 households
Semi-detached32.3%
1,266 households
Terraced9.6%
376 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.2%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.1%
1,532 households
1 car or van in household37.7%
1,478 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
586 households
No cars or vans in household8.2%
322 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.5%
1,742 households
4 or more bedrooms29.6%
1,161 households
2 bedrooms20.9%
817 households
1 bedroom5%
196 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,792 households
One-person household25%
980 households
Other household types3.7%
144 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.9%
1,718 households
1 person in household25%
980 households
3 people in household14.4%
566 households
4 people in household12.3%
482 households
5 people in household3%
119 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,364 residents
15–2912.6%
1,143 residents
30–4415.6%
1,408 residents
45–6429%
2,629 residents
65 and over27.7%
2,510 residents
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
8,784 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
123 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
829 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
4,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.1%
3,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,745 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
4,009 residents
Good health36.9%
3,340 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,253 residents
Bad health3.8%
343 residents
Very bad health1.2%
106 residents
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
7,322 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,729 residents
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,974 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,327 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Blofield, Lingwood & Upton · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Broadland

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.