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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005537

Acle & Reedham

Acle & Reedham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,025 residents in Broadland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,025

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,702

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

95.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Heckington, North Kesteven8,602 residents · 75.1% owned · 9.5% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carDereham West, Necton & Gressenhall, Breckland7,013 residents · 74.4% owned · 8.6% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carDonington, Quadring & Gosberton, South Holland8,806 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no carHempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell, South Norfolk7,627 residents · 75.6% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Acle & Reedham

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
1,955 households
Private rented14.1%
382 households
Social rented12.4%
336 households
Shared ownership1%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.9%
1,265 households
Semi-detached39.3%
1,061 households
Terraced10.2%
274 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,052 households
2 cars or vans in household34.4%
930 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
384 households
No cars or vans in household12.4%
336 households
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.5%
1,201 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
736 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
626 households
1 bedroom5.1%
138 households
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,779 households
One-person household30.3%
818 households
Other household types3.8%
102 households
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,095 households
1 person in household30.3%
818 households
3 people in household13.8%
372 households
4 people in household11%
296 households
5 people in household3.1%
84 households
6 people in household1.1%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
853 residents
15–2913.8%
833 residents
30–4414.8%
893 residents
45–6428.8%
1,736 residents
65 and over28.3%
1,705 residents
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
5,891 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
2,724 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
2,342 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
2,528 residents
Good health37%
2,232 residents
Fair health15.5%
935 residents
Bad health4.3%
262 residents
Very bad health1.1%
68 residents
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%
4,725 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%
1,300 residents
Acle & Reedham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.7%
1,206 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.7%
1,046 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
393 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Acle & Reedham · 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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