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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005568

Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham

Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,595 residents in King's Lynn and West Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,595

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,332

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Mundford, Weeting & Forest, Breckland6,878 residents · 72.0% owned · 7.9% no carWhissonsett, Litcham & Narborough, Breckland9,247 residents · 72.5% owned · 7.9% no carDonington, Quadring & Gosberton, South Holland8,806 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no carHempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell, South Norfolk7,627 residents · 75.6% owned · 8.4% no carFelmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh, North Norfolk7,846 residents · 71.6% owned · 7.1% no carMoulton, Weston & Whaplode, South Holland7,637 residents · 77.6% owned · 8.0% no car

Most similar within King's Lynn and West Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Grimston, Gayton & East Winch, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,459 residents · 71.4% owned · 9.3% no carUpwell, Delph & Emneth, King's Lynn and West Norfolk10,416 residents · 75.3% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham

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

Tenure

Owned73.5%
2,448 households
Private rented15.7%
524 households
Social rented10.4%
345 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.8%
1,792 households
Semi-detached33.5%
1,115 households
Terraced11.1%
370 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.5%
1,250 households
2 cars or vans in household36.6%
1,219 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.6%
620 households
No cars or vans in household7.3%
244 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,434 households
2 bedrooms27.1%
902 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
884 households
1 bedroom3.4%
114 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
2,302 households
One-person household26%
866 households
Other household types5%
168 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.7%
1,455 households
1 person in household26%
866 households
3 people in household15%
500 households
4 people in household10.2%
339 households
5 people in household3.3%
111 households
6 people in household1.3%
42 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,089 residents
15–2912%
911 residents
30–4414.5%
1,098 residents
45–6431.6%
2,404 residents
65 and over27.6%
2,094 residents
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
7,424 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
95 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
32 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
1,574 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,527 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
49 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,226 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.7%
3,090 residents
Good health38%
2,889 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,182 residents
Bad health4.2%
320 residents
Very bad health1.5%
113 residents
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
6,056 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,539 residents
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.1%
1,502 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,237 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
477 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Stoke Ferry, Hilgay & Wimbotsham · 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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