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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005611

Diss & Roydon

Diss & Roydon is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,921 residents in South Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,921

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,099

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,035.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Gillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carDereham Central & Toftwood, Breckland11,605 residents · 60.9% owned · 17.9% no carRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of10,990 residents · 62.8% owned · 19.9% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no car

Most similar within South Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Costessey, South Norfolk7,535 residents · 72.2% owned · 15.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Diss & Roydon

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
3,206 households
Private rented20.8%
1,061 households
Social rented15.4%
786 households
Shared ownership0.9%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.2%
1,894 households
Semi-detached29.6%
1,509 households
Terraced20.4%
1,038 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
482 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
42 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
30 households
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
2,316 households
2 cars or vans in household26.8%
1,365 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
933 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
485 households
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
2,022 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,679 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
913 households
1 bedroom9.5%
485 households
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
3,147 households
One-person household34%
1,731 households
Other household types4.3%
220 households
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,968 households
1 person in household34%
1,731 households
3 people in household14.1%
718 households
4 people in household9.4%
478 households
5 people in household3.1%
156 households
6 people in household0.7%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,559 residents
15–2915%
1,640 residents
30–4417.8%
1,947 residents
45–6426.3%
2,873 residents
65 and over26.6%
2,902 residents
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
10,443 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
191 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
136 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
82 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
67 residents
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.4%
2,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
2,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,499 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,396 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
584 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
5,311 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
3,834 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,405 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
4,632 residents
Good health37.6%
4,105 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,632 residents
Bad health3.8%
417 residents
Very bad health1.2%
134 residents
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
8,860 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
2,058 residents
Diss & Roydon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.2%
2,253 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.4%
1,960 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
743 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Diss & Roydon · 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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