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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005553

Heacham & Snettisham

Heacham & Snettisham is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,720 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,720

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,254

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

120.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Mundesley, Trunch & Bacton, North Norfolk6,663 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.3% no carMinehead Outer & Porlock, Somerset West and Taunton6,384 residents · 63.6% owned · 16.6% no carFiley & Hunmanby, Scarborough11,551 residents · 70.8% owned · 18.9% no carHoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham, North Norfolk8,604 residents · 75.2% owned · 10.7% no carBridlington North & Bempton, East Riding of Yorkshire10,170 residents · 77.1% owned · 17.3% no carYarmouth & Freshwater, Isle of Wight9,693 residents · 71.6% owned · 18.6% no car

Most similar within King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,047 residents · 68.1% owned · 11.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heacham & Snettisham

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

Tenure

Owned75.5%
3,212 households
Private rented14.6%
620 households
Social rented9.5%
405 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.3%
2,139 households
Semi-detached29.8%
1,269 households
Terraced12.5%
530 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
161 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%
103 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,916 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
1,194 households
No cars or vans in household15.1%
641 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
502 households
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.4%
1,717 households
2 bedrooms34.5%
1,468 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
738 households
1 bedroom7.7%
329 households
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,697 households
One-person household33.5%
1,425 households
Other household types3.1%
131 households
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household46.2%
1,963 households
1 person in household33.5%
1,425 households
3 people in household9.9%
422 households
4 people in household6.9%
293 households
5 people in household2.5%
106 households
6 people in household0.6%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.3%
895 residents
15–2910.3%
896 residents
30–4410.5%
916 residents
45–6427.2%
2,373 residents
65 and over41.7%
3,638 residents
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
8,597 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
8 residents
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25%
1,935 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
602 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.1%
4,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)42%
3,255 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.7%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health38%
3,312 residents
Very good health36.4%
3,176 residents
Fair health18.7%
1,630 residents
Bad health5.1%
449 residents
Very bad health1.8%
155 residents
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
6,589 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
2,130 residents
Heacham & Snettisham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,776 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,679 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
676 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
120 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Heacham & Snettisham · 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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