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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005534

Thorpe St Andrew North

Thorpe St Andrew North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,366 residents in Broadland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,366

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,400

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,564.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Hucclecote, Gloucester7,382 residents · 82.8% owned · 14.1% no carHaydon Wick, Swindon6,696 residents · 81.2% owned · 14.9% no carChapeltown, Sheffield10,998 residents · 80.0% owned · 16.6% no carHartsholme & Birchwood East, Lincoln8,433 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.4% no carNew Costessey, South Norfolk7,535 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.5% no carSpondon North, Derby5,597 residents · 83.9% owned · 17.8% no car

Most similar within Broadland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

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

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thorpe St Andrew North

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

Tenure

Owned79.7%
2,710 households
Social rented11.3%
383 households
Private rented8.7%
296 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59%
2,003 households
Detached25%
849 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
273 households
Terraced7.4%
250 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,522 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
989 households
No cars or vans in household16%
543 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
345 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,580 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
943 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
598 households
1 bedroom8.2%
279 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
2,216 households
One-person household31.7%
1,077 households
Other household types3.1%
104 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,338 households
1 person in household31.7%
1,077 households
3 people in household13.7%
466 households
4 people in household11.9%
406 households
5 people in household2.6%
90 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.7%
1,010 residents
15–2913.6%
998 residents
30–4415.7%
1,153 residents
45–6430.1%
2,216 residents
65 and over27%
1,988 residents
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,106 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
99 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
47 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
42 residents
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
1,692 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.8%
3,497 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
2,697 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
3,174 residents
Good health37.1%
2,729 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,116 residents
Bad health3.7%
270 residents
Very bad health1%
76 residents
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,987 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,378 residents
Thorpe St Andrew North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48%
1,630 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,211 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Thorpe St Andrew North · 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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