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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005604

Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington

Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,851 residents in South Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,851

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,811

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

116

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

Westbury East, Dilton Marsh & Bratton, Wiltshire6,997 residents · 79.6% owned · 8.7% no carBlofield, Lingwood & Upton, Broadland9,051 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.2% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no carHam Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carWellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland, Somerset West and Taunton10,655 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.3% no carEpworth & Bracon, North Lincolnshire7,493 residents · 77.4% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington

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

Tenure

Owned74.8%
2,850 households
Private rented12.7%
484 households
Social rented12%
457 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.7%
2,047 households
Semi-detached29%
1,107 households
Terraced11.9%
453 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
137 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
12 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,334 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
608 households
No cars or vans in household11.1%
424 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
1,611 households
4 or more bedrooms30.9%
1,179 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
786 households
1 bedroom6.2%
236 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,641 households
One-person household27.3%
1,041 households
Other household types3.4%
129 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.5%
1,582 households
1 person in household27.3%
1,041 households
3 people in household13.9%
532 households
4 people in household12.3%
471 households
5 people in household3.5%
132 households
6 people in household1.1%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,276 residents
15–2914.6%
1,289 residents
30–4415.4%
1,365 residents
45–6428.5%
2,521 residents
65 and over27.1%
2,398 residents
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
8,607 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
109 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
74 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
2,480 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
4,019 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
3,346 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,097 residents
Good health36%
3,185 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,161 residents
Bad health3.7%
323 residents
Very bad health0.9%
83 residents
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
7,189 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,660 residents
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
1,935 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,296 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
468 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington · 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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