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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005570

Sheringham

Sheringham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,088 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,088

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,416

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,905

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Seaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carBrixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carSwanage, Dorset9,426 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.8% no carBirchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carKewhurst, Rother7,711 residents · 81.5% owned · 18.4% no carHighcliffe & Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,483 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sheringham

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

Tenure

Owned71.7%
2,449 households
Private rented19.5%
666 households
Social rented8.6%
293 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.3%
1,482 households
Semi-detached22.3%
764 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14%
479 households
Terraced12.8%
436 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
159 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
45 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
1,664 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
792 households
No cars or vans in household19.6%
671 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
290 households
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.1%
1,301 households
2 bedrooms28%
955 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
792 households
1 bedroom10.8%
368 households
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,092 households
One-person household35.5%
1,213 households
Other household types3.4%
115 households
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.9%
1,464 households
1 person in household35.5%
1,213 households
3 people in household10.5%
360 households
4 people in household7.4%
252 households
5 people in household2.4%
83 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
795 residents
15–2910.7%
755 residents
30–4411%
782 residents
45–6427%
1,910 residents
65 and over40.1%
2,845 residents
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,959 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
55 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,798 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.4%
3,579 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.5%
2,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
606 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health38.3%
2,717 residents
Very good health37.8%
2,677 residents
Fair health18%
1,277 residents
Bad health4.5%
316 residents
Very bad health1.4%
101 residents
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
5,421 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,667 residents
Sheringham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,549 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.4%
1,311 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Sheringham · 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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