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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005572

Cromer

Cromer is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,543 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,543

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,859

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,736.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Walton & Frinton Coastal, Tendring7,627 residents · 67.2% owned · 23.4% no carShanklin Central & Lake, Isle of Wight8,712 residents · 61.2% owned · 30.3% no carHythe, Folkestone and Hythe7,185 residents · 62.0% owned · 26.6% no carBurnham-on-Sea, Sedgemoor7,780 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.7% no carBridport South & West Bay, Dorset5,553 residents · 64.0% owned · 20.6% no carDawlish South, Teignbridge6,673 residents · 62.8% owned · 25.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cromer

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

Tenure

Owned60.4%
2,329 households
Private rented26.1%
1,008 households
Social rented12.8%
495 households
Shared ownership0.6%
24 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached28.7%
1,107 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.2%
817 households
Semi-detached18.6%
717 households
Terraced17.5%
674 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.3%
322 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.9%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
98 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.9%
1,850 households
No cars or vans in household27.5%
1,063 households
2 cars or vans in household18.8%
727 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
220 households
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.6%
1,527 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
1,189 households
1 bedroom17.1%
658 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
484 households
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%
2,064 households
One-person household42.6%
1,644 households
Other household types3.9%
152 households
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.6%
1,644 households
2 people in household37.8%
1,458 households
3 people in household10%
386 households
4 people in household6.6%
256 households
5 people in household2.1%
82 households
6 people in household0.6%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%
851 residents
15–2911.3%
856 residents
30–4413.5%
1,022 residents
45–6426.6%
2,010 residents
65 and over37.2%
2,805 residents
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
7,356 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
79 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
64 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,671 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,506 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
774 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.5%
3,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.5%
2,886 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.8%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health37.6%
2,837 residents
Very good health35.8%
2,700 residents
Fair health19.3%
1,454 residents
Bad health5.5%
418 residents
Very bad health1.8%
134 residents
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.4%
5,611 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.6%
1,930 residents
Cromer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,526 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,525 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
641 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Cromer · 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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