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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005580

Fakenham

Fakenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,015 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,015

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,769

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

886.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

Gillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no carHorncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carDiss & Roydon, South Norfolk10,921 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.3% no carDownham Market, King's Lynn and West Norfolk11,348 residents · 66.4% owned · 18.5% no carCheadle Town, Staffordshire Moorlands6,186 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within North Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Walsham East, North Norfolk6,816 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.7% no carNorth Walsham West, North Norfolk6,194 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fakenham

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

Tenure

Owned64.6%
2,433 households
Private rented17.2%
649 households
Social rented17.2%
648 households
Shared ownership0.9%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.9%
1,352 households
Semi-detached35.6%
1,344 households
Terraced18.4%
693 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
273 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,706 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
1,023 households
No cars or vans in household18.1%
684 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
359 households
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%
1,586 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,209 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
582 households
1 bedroom10.5%
395 households
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
2,285 households
One-person household35.8%
1,349 households
Other household types3.7%
139 households
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
1,423 households
1 person in household35.8%
1,349 households
3 people in household13.3%
502 households
4 people in household9%
341 households
5 people in household3%
112 households
6 people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,176 residents
15–2914.2%
1,141 residents
30–4415.9%
1,278 residents
45–6425.2%
2,017 residents
65 and over30%
2,401 residents
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,840 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
63 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,392 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
493 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
3,573 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
3,145 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
3,299 residents
Good health36.2%
2,899 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,367 residents
Bad health4.5%
360 residents
Very bad health1.1%
89 residents
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
6,296 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,718 residents
Fakenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,604 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,425 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
594 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Fakenham · 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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