Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005566

Upwell, Delph & Emneth

Upwell, Delph & Emneth is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,416 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,416

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,357

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upwell, Delph & Emneth

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

Tenure

Owned75.3%

3,281 households

Private rented14.3%

625 households

Social rented10%

434 households

Shared ownership0.3%

12 households

Lives rent free0.1%

5 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.7%

2,689 households

Semi-detached28.7%

1,251 households

Terraced6.7%

290 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%

65 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%

29 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

13 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

11 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

8 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household35.8%

1,561 households

1 car or van in household34.9%

1,522 households

3 or more cars or vans in household21%

915 households

No cars or vans in household8.2%

359 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44%

1,919 households

2 bedrooms26.1%

1,138 households

4 or more bedrooms25.5%

1,109 households

1 bedroom4.4%

191 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%

2,993 households

One-person household25%

1,088 households

Other household types6.3%

276 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%

1,762 households

1 person in household25%

1,088 households

3 people in household15.6%

679 households

4 people in household12.4%

541 households

5 people in household4.3%

186 households

6 people in household1.5%

67 households

7 people in household0.5%

22 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

10 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%

1,617 residents

15–2914.5%

1,510 residents

30–4415.4%

1,604 residents

45–6430.1%

3,136 residents

65 and over24.5%

2,551 residents

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%

10,209 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%

75 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%

68 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%

33 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

31 residents

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.7%

2,234 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above20.4%

1,776 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.5%

1,436 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.8%

1,374 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%

1,063 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.3%

547 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

275 residents aged 16 and over

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%

4,816 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.6%

3,792 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.1%

95 residents aged 16 and over

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%

1,452 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.6%

1,444 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations15.3%

1,335 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%

1,121 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%

939 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%

752 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%

742 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%

614 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.5%

304 residents aged 16 and over

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%

4,308 residents

Good health36.3%

3,785 residents

Fair health15.7%

1,631 residents

Bad health5.2%

542 residents

Very bad health1.4%

150 residents

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%

8,248 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%

2,168 residents

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.6%

1,812 households

Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%

1,637 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%

730 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%

172 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

6 households

Upwell, Delph & Emneth · 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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Upwell, Delph & Emneth

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Upwell, Delph & Emneth

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.