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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005595

Eaton

Eaton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,378 residents in Norwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,378

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,125

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,893.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.6%

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.

Earlsdon & Canley Gardens, Coventry8,476 residents · 74.5% owned · 19.5% no carEmsworth, Havant10,269 residents · 74.9% owned · 13.6% no carHeworth North & Stockton, York9,566 residents · 76.8% owned · 17.4% no carOakham East, Rutland7,870 residents · 69.5% owned · 16.4% no carNewport North, Telford and Wrekin6,064 residents · 68.9% owned · 11.8% no carKenilworth South, Warwick7,304 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eaton

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

Tenure

Owned72%
2,968 households
Private rented16.4%
675 households
Social rented11.4%
469 households
Shared ownership0.2%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.9%
1,974 households
Semi-detached23.2%
958 households
Terraced16.3%
671 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
406 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
72 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.7%
2,008 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
1,056 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
737 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
323 households
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,614 households
4 or more bedrooms36.5%
1,506 households
2 bedrooms17.5%
720 households
1 bedroom6.8%
281 households
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,525 households
One-person household30.6%
1,263 households
Other household types8.1%
336 households
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,554 households
1 person in household30.6%
1,263 households
3 people in household14%
577 households
4 people in household12.4%
512 households
5 people in household3.9%
162 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,332 residents
15–2917.8%
1,668 residents
30–4415%
1,410 residents
45–6424.8%
2,330 residents
65 and over28.1%
2,638 residents
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89%
8,341 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
536 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
256 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
131 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
110 residents
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.6%
3,787 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,294 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.5%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.7%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.8%
3,883 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48%
3,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,908 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,657 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students12.7%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.7%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
4,429 residents
Good health35.4%
3,319 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,226 residents
Bad health3.4%
320 residents
Very bad health0.9%
86 residents
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
7,625 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,753 residents
Eaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
2,202 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,421 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Eaton · 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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