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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005583

Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham

Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,604 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,604

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,050

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

93.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,047 residents · 68.1% owned · 11.5% no carNiton, Shorwell & Godshill, Isle of Wight5,700 residents · 76.5% owned · 11.0% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carShanklin West & Newchurch, Isle of Wight8,022 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.4% no carSouthwold, Reydon & Wrentham, East Suffolk5,842 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.5% no carHeacham & Snettisham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk8,720 residents · 75.5% owned · 15.1% no car

Most similar within North Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Overstrand, Roughton & the Runtons, North Norfolk6,954 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.7% no carMundesley, Trunch & Bacton, North Norfolk6,663 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
3,045 households
Social rented12.4%
504 households
Private rented11.7%
472 households
Shared ownership0.7%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59%
2,388 households
Semi-detached28.6%
1,156 households
Terraced8.1%
327 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.5%
101 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
1,614 households
2 cars or vans in household32.9%
1,332 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.6%
673 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
432 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%
1,813 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
1,059 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
995 households
1 bedroom4.5%
183 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,680 households
One-person household30.3%
1,227 households
Other household types3.7%
149 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household46.4%
1,879 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,227 households
3 people in household11.5%
466 households
4 people in household8.3%
338 households
5 people in household2.5%
102 households
6 people in household0.6%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.5%
900 residents
15–2910.5%
900 residents
30–4411%
943 residents
45–6429.6%
2,546 residents
65 and over38.5%
3,313 residents
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
8,449 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
69 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
2,087 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,575 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
874 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive54.8%
4,180 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.6%
3,404 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.6%
49 residents aged 16 and over
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.1%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
875 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.9%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health38.2%
3,287 residents
Very good health37.9%
3,265 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,504 residents
Bad health4.9%
418 residents
Very bad health1.5%
130 residents
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
6,564 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
2,040 residents
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,752 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.5%
1,600 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
581 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham · 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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