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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005574

Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons

Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,954 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,954

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,243

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

125.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.9%

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.

Niton, Shorwell & Godshill, Isle of Wight5,700 residents · 76.5% owned · 11.0% no carSaundersfoot, Pembrokeshire8,303 residents · 75.8% owned · 10.8% no carSouthwold, Reydon & Wrentham, East Suffolk5,842 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.5% no carBrighstone & Shalfleet, Isle of Wight5,258 residents · 81.2% owned · 10.4% no carShanklin West & Newchurch, Isle of Wight8,022 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.4% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no car

Most similar within North Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham, North Norfolk8,604 residents · 75.2% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons

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

Tenure

Owned77.4%
2,510 households
Private rented14.2%
460 households
Social rented7.7%
251 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.9%
1,782 households
Semi-detached27.1%
878 households
Terraced11.1%
360 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.6%
83 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,369 households
2 cars or vans in household32.5%
1,054 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
476 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
346 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,389 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
1,022 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
693 households
1 bedroom4.3%
141 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,127 households
One-person household29.7%
965 households
Other household types4.7%
152 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household46.1%
1,496 households
1 person in household29.7%
965 households
3 people in household12.4%
401 households
4 people in household7.7%
251 households
5 people in household2.7%
88 households
6 people in household0.9%
28 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.1%
775 residents
15–2910.2%
706 residents
30–4412.6%
878 residents
45–6430.8%
2,140 residents
65 and over35.3%
2,454 residents
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
6,843 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
70 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.9%
1,706 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
926 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
702 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53%
3,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.2%
2,824 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
48 residents aged 16 and over
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.5%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.7%
2,763 residents
Good health37.7%
2,623 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,148 residents
Bad health4.9%
343 residents
Very bad health1.1%
76 residents
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
5,353 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,598 residents
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%
1,477 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.3%
1,242 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
439 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons · 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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