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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005593

University & Avenues

University & Avenues is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,868 residents in Norwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,868

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,893

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,811.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

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.

Park Barn & Royal Surrey, Guildford9,757 residents · 33.5% owned · 28.2% no carColdean & Moulsecoomb North, Brighton and Hove10,115 residents · 39.4% owned · 31.7% no carUniversity & Newland North, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,110 residents · 53.5% owned · 27.6% no carWinchester Stanmore, Winchester6,764 residents · 29.7% owned · 28.2% no carEnglefield Green & University, Runnymede11,826 residents · 49.7% owned · 19.1% no carOrmskirk Town & East, West Lancashire10,140 residents · 54.3% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in University & Avenues

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

Tenure

Social rented40.2%
1,162 households
Owned33.5%
968 households
Private rented24.4%
706 households
Shared ownership1.9%
54 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.2%
1,136 households
Terraced22%
638 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21%
607 households
Detached15.2%
440 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,232 households
No cars or vans in household32.1%
928 households
2 cars or vans in household19.3%
558 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
175 households
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,261 households
4 or more bedrooms23.1%
669 households
2 bedrooms22.6%
653 households
1 bedroom10.7%
311 households
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.6%
1,493 households
One-person household29.2%
844 households
Other household types19.2%
555 households
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.1%
843 households
2 people in household26.5%
767 households
3 people in household16.9%
488 households
4 people in household16.2%
470 households
5 people in household7.4%
214 households
6 people in household3%
86 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.1%
1,210 residents
15–2955.3%
6,007 residents
30–4411.1%
1,212 residents
45–6412.6%
1,371 residents
65 and over9.9%
1,071 residents
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.1%
8,371 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.4%
1,234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
503 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.3%
472 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
283 residents
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications47.8%
4,581 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
2,160 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.7%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.7%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
197 residents aged 16 and over
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive61.6%
5,901 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)25.3%
2,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student13.1%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students56%
5,359 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
473 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.9%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers4.3%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.5%
235 residents aged 16 and over
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
5,171 residents
Good health36.2%
3,934 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,290 residents
Bad health3.4%
371 residents
Very bad health0.9%
101 residents
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
8,799 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
2,069 residents
University & Avenues · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,114 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
554 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
University & Avenues · 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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