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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005546

Gorleston North

Gorleston North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,925 residents in Great Yarmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,925

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,742

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,277

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

15.9%

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.

Weston Bournville, North Somerset7,866 residents · 34.8% owned · 35.7% no carSt Austell Central, Cornwall10,040 residents · 53.9% owned · 26.3% no carClacton Rush Green, Tendring7,736 residents · 56.1% owned · 26.5% no carWalkden North West, Salford6,061 residents · 46.1% owned · 35.8% no carErmine, Lincoln6,642 residents · 39.3% owned · 34.2% no carWest Howe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,494 residents · 42.3% owned · 25.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gorleston North

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

Tenure

Owned50.6%
1,894 households
Social rented30%
1,124 households
Private rented18.5%
692 households
Lives rent free0.5%
19 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36%
1,348 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.2%
906 households
Semi-detached22%
825 households
Detached11.2%
420 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
168 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,644 households
No cars or vans in household33.2%
1,242 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
639 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
217 households
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms41%
1,534 households
3 bedrooms37.9%
1,418 households
1 bedroom14.2%
530 households
4 or more bedrooms6.9%
260 households
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
2,172 households
One-person household37.4%
1,400 households
Other household types4.5%
167 households
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%
1,400 households
2 people in household33.9%
1,269 households
3 people in household15.6%
583 households
4 people in household9%
338 households
5 people in household2.6%
99 households
6 people in household1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,397 residents
15–2917.7%
1,401 residents
30–4417.8%
1,409 residents
45–6426.2%
2,078 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,640 residents
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,590 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
167 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
98 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.5%
1,780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above15.9%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
3,367 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
3,002 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.3%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
714 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.8%
3,076 residents
Good health34.4%
2,724 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,411 residents
Bad health7.1%
559 residents
Very bad health2%
155 residents
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74%
5,863 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26%
2,062 residents
Gorleston North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,342 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
788 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
318 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
44 households
Gorleston 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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