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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005548

Gorleston West

Gorleston West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,418 residents in Great Yarmouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,418

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,095

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,401.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.0%

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.

Bilton Grange, Kingston upon Hull, City of7,006 residents · 50.2% owned · 34.7% no carGainsborough East, West Lindsey7,477 residents · 45.1% owned · 27.5% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carTaunton Pyrland & Priorswood, Somerset West and Taunton6,901 residents · 49.5% owned · 24.2% no carBlacon South, Cheshire West and Chester7,341 residents · 47.9% owned · 33.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gorleston West

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

Tenure

Owned50.4%
1,559 households
Social rented36.2%
1,120 households
Private rented12.7%
393 households
Lives rent free0.6%
18 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40%
1,239 households
Semi-detached28.3%
876 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%
475 households
Detached14.6%
453 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,345 households
No cars or vans in household29.4%
910 households
2 cars or vans in household20.8%
643 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
195 households
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.4%
1,621 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
935 households
1 bedroom9.1%
282 households
4 or more bedrooms8.3%
256 households
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,055 households
One-person household28.6%
883 households
Other household types4.9%
152 households
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,101 households
1 person in household28.6%
883 households
3 people in household16.9%
523 households
4 people in household11.1%
344 households
5 people in household5.5%
171 households
6 people in household1.9%
58 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,411 residents
15–2916.9%
1,251 residents
30–4418.5%
1,374 residents
45–6424%
1,784 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,599 residents
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
6,840 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.1%
378 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
101 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
50 residents
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.9%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.6%
3,051 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.2%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.4%
2,996 residents
Good health34.2%
2,535 residents
Fair health17.4%
1,289 residents
Bad health6.3%
470 residents
Very bad health1.7%
128 residents
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
5,567 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
1,851 residents
Gorleston West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,097 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.8%
1,077 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.2%
718 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
196 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Gorleston West · 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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