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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005612

Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham

Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,321 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
7,321

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,980

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

185.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Polesworth, Warton & Austrey, North Warwickshire10,956 residents · 77.5% owned · 10.1% no carHartshill & Ansley, North Warwickshire9,826 residents · 69.2% owned · 12.7% no carRuabon & Marchwiel, Wrexham6,553 residents · 65.5% owned · 14.0% no carMeasham & Appleby Magna, North West Leicestershire7,841 residents · 71.0% owned · 10.7% no carKiveton, Todwick & Harthill, Rotherham8,649 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carWorksop West, Shireoaks & Rhodesia, Bassetlaw7,057 residents · 66.3% owned · 18.7% no car

Most similar within North Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Raunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham

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

Tenure

Owned64.2%
1,912 households
Social rented17.5%
522 households
Private rented16.8%
501 households
Shared ownership1.2%
35 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.9%
1,309 households
Detached32.8%
978 households
Terraced15.1%
449 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
188 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,159 households
2 cars or vans in household32.8%
977 households
No cars or vans in household15.1%
451 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
393 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,492 households
4 or more bedrooms22.6%
675 households
2 bedrooms20.8%
619 households
1 bedroom6.5%
195 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%
2,053 households
One-person household24.2%
721 households
Other household types6.9%
207 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,124 households
1 person in household24.2%
721 households
3 people in household18.8%
560 households
4 people in household13.2%
394 households
5 people in household4.5%
133 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,231 residents
15–2915.2%
1,110 residents
30–4419.6%
1,431 residents
45–6428.7%
2,098 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,446 residents
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
7,020 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
100 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
95 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.2%
1,275 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
662 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
3,715 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
2,186 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.7%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
395 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
3,457 residents
Good health35.1%
2,567 residents
Fair health12.2%
895 residents
Bad health4.1%
297 residents
Very bad health1.4%
106 residents
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
6,025 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,297 residents
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
1,526 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
967 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
382 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham · 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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