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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005585

Mile Cross

Mile Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,202 residents in Norwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,202

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,862

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,073.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

34.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Taunton Holway & Lambrook, Somerset West and Taunton8,396 residents · 42.7% owned · 26.9% no carMelbourne, Chelmsford7,910 residents · 39.2% owned · 28.5% no carBramley Park South, Leeds6,022 residents · 40.8% owned · 40.1% no carBridgwater South, Sedgemoor7,827 residents · 42.9% owned · 28.1% no carHereford South West, Herefordshire, County of7,862 residents · 43.0% owned · 28.9% no carHighfields & Burton Manor, Stafford7,733 residents · 47.4% owned · 28.1% no car

Most similar within Norwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Lakenham & Tuckswood, Norwich9,972 residents · 43.8% owned · 31.9% no carCatton Grove & Airport, Norwich11,177 residents · 46.5% owned · 25.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mile Cross

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

Tenure

Social rented46.4%
2,257 households
Owned34.2%
1,665 households
Private rented18.3%
892 households
Shared ownership0.8%
40 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.7%
1,880 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.3%
1,327 households
Semi-detached27.2%
1,323 households
Detached3.8%
183 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
80 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
13 households
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
2,245 households
No cars or vans in household32.5%
1,583 households
2 cars or vans in household17.2%
835 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
201 households
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
2,335 households
2 bedrooms30.5%
1,484 households
1 bedroom13.3%
649 households
4 or more bedrooms8.1%
396 households
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.5%
2,799 households
One-person household34.3%
1,668 households
Other household types8.2%
398 households
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
1,668 households
2 people in household30.8%
1,500 households
3 people in household15.9%
774 households
4 people in household11.9%
577 households
5 people in household4.9%
238 households
6 people in household1.6%
76 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.6%
2,199 residents
15–2921.3%
2,387 residents
30–4424.3%
2,719 residents
45–6422.7%
2,538 residents
65 and over12.1%
1,359 residents
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
10,103 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
326 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
305 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
303 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
163 residents
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
2,209 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.8%
2,197 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
5,356 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.4%
3,314 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.3%
1,793 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,431 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.3%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
552 residents aged 16 and over
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
4,617 residents
Good health36.2%
4,053 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,802 residents
Bad health4.9%
550 residents
Very bad health1.6%
180 residents
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
8,734 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
2,468 residents
Mile Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.6%
1,831 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,750 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
953 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
311 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
19 households
Mile Cross · 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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