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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005633

Raunds

Raunds is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,875 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
9,875

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,165

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

546.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Yaxley & Farcet, Huntingdonshire11,199 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.9% no carNorton Canes, Cannock Chase8,321 residents · 72.3% owned · 12.2% no carWarminster West & North, Wiltshire6,471 residents · 70.9% owned · 14.0% no carHeanor Gate & Aldercar, Amber Valley9,482 residents · 77.0% owned · 15.5% no carIbstock & Ellistown, North West Leicestershire12,003 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.6% no carSandy South, Central Bedfordshire6,428 residents · 67.7% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within North Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Desborough, North Northamptonshire11,900 residents · 74.0% owned · 11.0% no carIrthlingborough, North Northamptonshire9,311 residents · 65.5% owned · 13.3% no carRothwell, North Northamptonshire8,621 residents · 65.2% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Raunds

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

Tenure

Owned72.7%
3,026 households
Private rented13.9%
580 households
Social rented12.2%
509 households
Shared ownership1.2%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.6%
1,608 households
Detached36.4%
1,515 households
Terraced18.5%
770 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
198 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,637 households
2 cars or vans in household35.7%
1,485 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
572 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
471 households
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.9%
1,994 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
998 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
972 households
1 bedroom4.8%
201 households
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,851 households
One-person household26.9%
1,119 households
Other household types4.7%
195 households
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,618 households
1 person in household26.9%
1,120 households
3 people in household16.2%
674 households
4 people in household12%
498 households
5 people in household4.2%
175 households
6 people in household1.4%
60 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,722 residents
15–2916.1%
1,592 residents
30–4418.9%
1,868 residents
45–6426.4%
2,607 residents
65 and over21.1%
2,087 residents
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.3%
9,412 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
172 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
167 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
20 residents
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,939 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,523 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
542 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
5,042 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,669 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
990 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
4,319 residents
Good health36.7%
3,622 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,438 residents
Bad health3.9%
383 residents
Very bad health1.2%
115 residents
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
8,066 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,810 residents
Raunds · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
2,088 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,401 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
564 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Raunds · 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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