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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005601

Wymondham West

Wymondham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,463 residents in South Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,463

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,757

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

555

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

Ludlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no carBridport North, Dorset6,415 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.8% no carLeiston & Aldeburgh, East Suffolk8,106 residents · 62.8% owned · 16.7% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carPershore, Wychavon8,401 residents · 64.3% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wymondham West

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

Tenure

Owned65.7%
1,811 households
Private rented18.2%
502 households
Social rented14.5%
400 households
Shared ownership1.6%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.3%
1,027 households
Semi-detached29.6%
817 households
Terraced19.4%
535 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.4%
286 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
1,286 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
726 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
520 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
224 households
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
996 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
845 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
529 households
1 bedroom14%
387 households
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,584 households
One-person household39.9%
1,101 households
Other household types2.7%
74 households
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.9%
1,101 households
2 people in household37.8%
1,043 households
3 people in household11.4%
314 households
4 people in household8.2%
225 households
5 people in household2%
55 households
6 people in household0.5%
14 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
658 residents
15–2912.7%
691 residents
30–4414.9%
816 residents
45–6428.3%
1,548 residents
65 and over32%
1,749 residents
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
5,294 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
68 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
22 residents
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
1,447 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.2%
2,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.5%
2,256 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
63 residents aged 16 and over
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
286 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health38.6%
2,109 residents
Very good health38.6%
2,108 residents
Fair health17.1%
934 residents
Bad health4.5%
246 residents
Very bad health1.2%
66 residents
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.3%
4,221 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.7%
1,242 residents
Wymondham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.2%
1,220 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,020 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
436 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Wymondham West · 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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