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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005609

Harleston & Pulham

Harleston & Pulham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,548 residents in South Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,548

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,481

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

160.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Axminster, East Devon9,813 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.2% no carAcle & Reedham, Broadland6,025 residents · 72.4% owned · 12.4% no carAylsham, Broadland8,938 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.3% no carNorth Sudbury & Long Melford, Babergh6,180 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.2% no carBungay & the Saints, East Suffolk7,261 residents · 67.3% owned · 12.8% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harleston & Pulham

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

Tenure

Owned66.6%
2,319 households
Private rented16.3%
566 households
Social rented14.8%
514 households
Shared ownership2.3%
80 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.1%
1,431 households
Semi-detached37.6%
1,309 households
Terraced12.6%
438 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
167 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
60 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
44 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,493 households
2 cars or vans in household31.6%
1,100 households
No cars or vans in household13.1%
456 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
432 households
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.4%
1,477 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
1,043 households
4 or more bedrooms20.2%
702 households
1 bedroom7.5%
261 households
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,248 households
One-person household31.7%
1,105 households
Other household types3.7%
130 households
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,401 households
1 person in household31.7%
1,105 households
3 people in household13.4%
465 households
4 people in household10.8%
377 households
5 people in household2.8%
97 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,175 residents
15–2912.7%
958 residents
30–4416%
1,211 residents
45–6426.4%
1,993 residents
65 and over29.3%
2,209 residents
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,410 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
57 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,322 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
701 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
3,414 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,826 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,190 residents
Good health38.1%
2,879 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,095 residents
Bad health4.1%
313 residents
Very bad health0.9%
71 residents
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
6,088 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,460 residents
Harleston & Pulham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,589 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.4%
1,337 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
467 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Harleston & Pulham · 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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