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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005602

Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross

Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,708 residents in South Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,708

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,609

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

170.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Wellesbourne & Snitterfield, Stratford-on-Avon10,656 residents · 72.0% owned · 8.7% no carRolleston-on-Dove & Tutbury, East Staffordshire10,440 residents · 79.7% owned · 11.2% no carBurwell, East Cambridgeshire6,407 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.4% no carOrton West & Castor, Peterborough9,238 residents · 74.5% owned · 12.7% no carFernwood, Farndon & Fiskerton, Newark and Sherwood9,449 residents · 77.2% owned · 7.7% no carMiddleton & Hurworth, Darlington9,369 residents · 79.3% owned · 9.6% no car

Most similar within South Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mulbarton, Tasburgh & Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk10,688 residents · 78.8% owned · 7.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross

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

Tenure

Owned76%
4,262 households
Private rented11.8%
663 households
Social rented11.2%
629 households
Shared ownership0.9%
53 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.7%
3,239 households
Semi-detached23.8%
1,336 households
Terraced12.3%
689 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
291 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
2,246 households
2 cars or vans in household37%
2,073 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
796 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
495 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
2,125 households
4 or more bedrooms33.9%
1,901 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
1,224 households
1 bedroom6.4%
361 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
3,858 households
One-person household27.6%
1,546 households
Other household types3.7%
207 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
2,265 households
1 person in household27.5%
1,546 households
3 people in household15.6%
876 households
4 people in household12.8%
721 households
5 people in household2.8%
156 households
6 people in household0.6%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
2,057 residents
15–2912.9%
1,640 residents
30–4417.5%
2,221 residents
45–6428.3%
3,593 residents
65 and over25.2%
3,196 residents
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
12,246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
229 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
141 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
38 residents
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
3,924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
613 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
6,171 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
4,201 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
2,661 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,867 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
1,413 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.7%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
6,317 residents
Good health34.5%
4,385 residents
Fair health12%
1,520 residents
Bad health3.2%
401 residents
Very bad health0.7%
85 residents
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
10,649 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
2,059 residents
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57%
3,196 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,820 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
512 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy 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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