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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005538

Hemsby & Ormesby

Hemsby & Ormesby is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,683 residents in Great Yarmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,683

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,345

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

300.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.6%

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.

Shanklin West & Newchurch, Isle of Wight8,022 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.4% no carGunton East, Corton & Somerleyton, East Suffolk6,638 residents · 80.8% owned · 11.3% no carLeverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carHarwich West & South, Tendring9,139 residents · 82.0% owned · 12.3% no carSpilsby & Burgh le Marsh, East Lindsey8,174 residents · 68.6% owned · 13.9% no car

Most similar within Great Yarmouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fleggburgh, Rollesby & Martham, Great Yarmouth8,014 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hemsby & Ormesby

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

Tenure

Owned81.5%
3,540 households
Private rented11.9%
519 households
Social rented6.1%
265 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63%
2,739 households
Semi-detached24.7%
1,072 households
Terraced8.8%
384 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.6%
68 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,852 households
2 cars or vans in household31.8%
1,383 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
622 households
No cars or vans in household11.2%
488 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,865 households
2 bedrooms29.2%
1,270 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
1,040 households
1 bedroom3.9%
170 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,959 households
One-person household27.9%
1,213 households
Other household types4%
172 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.5%
1,935 households
1 person in household27.9%
1,213 households
3 people in household13.7%
597 households
4 people in household9.6%
417 households
5 people in household3%
130 households
6 people in household0.8%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%
1,092 residents
15–2913.1%
1,269 residents
30–4412.6%
1,222 residents
45–6430.5%
2,951 residents
65 and over32.5%
3,144 residents
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
9,510 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
53 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.9%
2,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.6%
1,575 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
989 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.4%
4,282 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.3%
4,099 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,510 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.8%
3,856 residents
Good health36.6%
3,547 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,606 residents
Bad health5.1%
492 residents
Very bad health1.9%
183 residents
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
7,536 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
2,147 residents
Hemsby & Ormesby · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,830 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,646 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
703 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Hemsby & Ormesby · 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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