Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005571

Wells & Blakeney

Wells & Blakeney is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,834 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,834

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,832

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wells & Blakeney

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

Tenure

Owned61%

1,728 households

Social rented19.8%

561 households

Private rented18.2%

516 households

Shared ownership0.9%

26 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.2%

1,225 households

Semi-detached35.7%

1,013 households

Terraced14.3%

406 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%

101 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%

32 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%

27 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%

26 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

6 households

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%

1,235 households

2 cars or vans in household29.7%

842 households

No cars or vans in household13.8%

390 households

3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%

365 households

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%

1,187 households

2 bedrooms29.3%

829 households

4 or more bedrooms22.1%

627 households

1 bedroom6.7%

189 households

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%

1,750 households

One-person household35.4%

1,002 households

Other household types2.8%

78 households

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.7%

1,210 households

1 person in household35.5%

1,004 households

3 people in household10.6%

300 households

4 people in household7.6%

216 households

5 people in household2.7%

77 households

6 people in household0.6%

16 households

7 people in household0.3%

8 households

8 or more people in household0%

1 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.7%

680 residents

15–2910.4%

609 residents

30–4411.1%

649 residents

45–6429.4%

1,714 residents

65 and over37.4%

2,183 residents

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%

5,721 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%

60 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%

36 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

17 residents

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

0 residents

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%

1,743 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.8%

960 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications13.5%

687 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.1%

668 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%

560 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6%

304 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.5%

177 residents aged 16 and over

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.9%

2,695 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.3%

2,359 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student0.8%

43 residents aged 16 and over

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%

1,040 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.1%

975 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%

664 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12%

613 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.1%

566 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations8.7%

443 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%

369 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%

286 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students2.8%

143 residents aged 16 and over

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%

2,411 residents

Good health37.1%

2,162 residents

Fair health16.5%

962 residents

Bad health4%

231 residents

Very bad health1.2%

68 residents

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%

4,582 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%

1,255 residents

Wells & Blakeney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%

1,332 households

Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%

1,058 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%

344 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%

93 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Wells & Blakeney · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005571

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Wells & Blakeney

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Wells & Blakeney

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.