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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005594

Town Close

Town Close is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,939 residents in Norwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,939

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,615

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,554.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.2%

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.

Central Chichester, Chichester8,907 residents · 51.5% owned · 29.8% no carSt Michael's & Otterspool, Liverpool7,453 residents · 54.3% owned · 32.8% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no carChester Boughton West & Hoole, Cheshire West and Chester8,568 residents · 34.3% owned · 38.9% no carEdgerton & Marsh, Kirklees6,535 residents · 44.6% owned · 38.5% no carBeeston Town, Broxtowe9,079 residents · 46.7% owned · 36.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Town Close

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

Tenure

Owned43.3%
2,433 households
Private rented32.5%
1,827 households
Social rented23.3%
1,307 households
Shared ownership0.7%
38 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.6%
2,054 households
Terraced33.8%
1,897 households
Semi-detached12.7%
713 households
Detached7.2%
402 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5%
280 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.3%
244 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.5%
2,609 households
No cars or vans in household37.3%
2,094 households
2 cars or vans in household13.3%
746 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
167 households
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33%
1,853 households
3 bedrooms30.1%
1,688 households
1 bedroom22.4%
1,256 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
819 households
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household45.4%
2,552 households
Single family household45%
2,532 households
Other household types9.6%
537 households
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.4%
2,550 households
2 people in household31.4%
1,761 households
3 people in household12.6%
705 households
4 people in household7.8%
438 households
5 people in household2.2%
123 households
6 people in household0.6%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.9%
1,301 residents
15–2924.5%
2,684 residents
30–4422.3%
2,435 residents
45–6422.7%
2,486 residents
65 and over18.6%
2,032 residents
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.2%
9,320 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%
808 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.3%
359 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
232 residents
Other ethnic group2%
224 residents
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.2%
4,605 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,650 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.1%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
684 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
5,403 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
3,738 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.3%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
2,122 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,724 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.2%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
943 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
5,002 residents
Good health35.6%
3,888 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,471 residents
Bad health4.1%
451 residents
Very bad health1.1%
123 residents
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
8,725 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
2,214 residents
Town Close · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.9%
2,860 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,824 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
715 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
16 households
Town Close · 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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