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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005564

West Winch, Marham & Shouldham

West Winch, Marham & Shouldham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,647 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,647

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,829

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

100.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Tiverton North & Outer, Mid Devon8,876 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.6% no carBawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham, Breckland7,482 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.1% no carTidenham & Woolaston, Forest of Dean7,621 residents · 76.2% owned · 9.0% no carBuckenhams & Snetterton, Breckland6,472 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.2% no carMorton, Blyton & Scotter, West Lindsey10,139 residents · 77.9% owned · 9.2% no carKirton in Lindsey & Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire7,038 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Winch, Marham & Shouldham

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

Tenure

Owned72.8%
2,787 households
Private rented19.8%
760 households
Social rented7%
269 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.5%
2,354 households
Semi-detached24.7%
947 households
Terraced10.7%
410 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
78 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.6%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.4%
1,471 households
2 cars or vans in household37.4%
1,433 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%
629 households
No cars or vans in household7.7%
295 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,677 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
1,160 households
2 bedrooms23.5%
898 households
1 bedroom2.4%
92 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.8%
2,785 households
One-person household22.8%
874 households
Other household types4.4%
168 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.8%
1,638 households
1 person in household22.8%
874 households
3 people in household16.2%
619 households
4 people in household13%
496 households
5 people in household3.8%
147 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,454 residents
15–2917.4%
1,676 residents
30–4417.2%
1,658 residents
45–6425.6%
2,475 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,387 residents
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
9,369 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
138 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
100 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
2,059 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications22.1%
1,789 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
511 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
210 residents aged 16 and over
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
4,737 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
3,260 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
103 residents aged 16 and over
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
274 residents aged 16 and over
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
4,505 residents
Good health34.9%
3,363 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,297 residents
Bad health3.8%
367 residents
Very bad health1.2%
114 residents
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
7,934 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,713 residents
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,931 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,316 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
West Winch, Marham & Shouldham · 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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