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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005578

Walsingham & Raynham

Walsingham & Raynham is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,917 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,917

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,657

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Grimston, Gayton & East Winch, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,459 residents · 71.4% owned · 9.3% no carLongtown & Border, Carlisle6,007 residents · 71.3% owned · 11.9% no carSouth Molton, North Devon10,753 residents · 66.0% owned · 13.0% no carAspatria & Abbeytown, Allerdale8,108 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no carRillington & Sherburn, Ryedale6,846 residents · 61.1% owned · 7.6% no carChirk & Ceiriog Valley, Wrexham6,460 residents · 67.2% owned · 13.1% no car

Most similar within North Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Melton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring, North Norfolk5,976 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no carFelmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh, North Norfolk7,846 residents · 71.6% owned · 7.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Walsingham & Raynham

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

Tenure

Owned62.1%
1,649 households
Private rented25.5%
677 households
Social rented11.7%
312 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.8%
1,216 households
Detached32.9%
874 households
Terraced17%
450 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
37 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.8%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,115 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
891 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16%
426 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
223 households
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
1,213 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
808 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
507 households
1 bedroom4.8%
127 households
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
1,771 households
One-person household29.7%
789 households
Other household types3.5%
94 households
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42%
1,115 households
1 person in household29.7%
789 households
3 people in household12.8%
339 households
4 people in household10.2%
270 households
5 people in household3.9%
104 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
861 residents
15–2914.5%
856 residents
30–4415.9%
943 residents
45–6429.7%
1,758 residents
65 and over25.3%
1,499 residents
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,805 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
2,824 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,116 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
51 residents aged 16 and over
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.2%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.8%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
2,517 residents
Good health36.8%
2,177 residents
Fair health15.6%
921 residents
Bad health4%
238 residents
Very bad health1.1%
65 residents
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
4,741 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,178 residents
Walsingham & Raynham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,238 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
385 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
73 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Walsingham & Raynham · 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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