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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005634

Irthlingborough

Irthlingborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,311 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
9,311

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,957

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

790

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Earl Shilton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,630 residents · 67.4% owned · 14.4% no carBarwell, Hinckley and Bosworth9,152 residents · 68.9% owned · 14.5% no carNorth Witham, Braintree9,767 residents · 69.3% owned · 16.2% no carBermuda & Heath End, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,256 residents · 70.9% owned · 15.0% no carRadstock, Bath and North East Somerset6,149 residents · 65.1% owned · 13.9% no carWarminster West & North, Wiltshire6,471 residents · 70.9% owned · 14.0% no car

Most similar within North Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rothwell, North Northamptonshire8,621 residents · 65.2% owned · 13.2% no carRaunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no carRushden West & North, North Northamptonshire12,347 residents · 69.0% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Irthlingborough

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

Tenure

Owned65.5%
2,591 households
Social rented17.6%
698 households
Private rented15.5%
615 households
Shared ownership1.3%
51 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,483 households
Detached27.9%
1,105 households
Terraced23.3%
922 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.1%
360 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,664 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
1,321 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
526 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
445 households
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47%
1,861 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
1,084 households
4 or more bedrooms18.5%
732 households
1 bedroom7.1%
279 households
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,611 households
One-person household28.8%
1,141 households
Other household types5.2%
205 households
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,435 households
1 person in household28.8%
1,141 households
3 people in household15.9%
628 households
4 people in household12.8%
506 households
5 people in household4.5%
178 households
6 people in household1.3%
51 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,711 residents
15–2917.6%
1,634 residents
30–4419.7%
1,831 residents
45–6426.9%
2,507 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,625 residents
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
8,716 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
230 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
207 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
133 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,704 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
486 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
4,744 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,612 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,438 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
550 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
4,021 residents
Good health37.2%
3,460 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,346 residents
Bad health4%
370 residents
Very bad health1.2%
114 residents
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
7,539 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,772 residents
Irthlingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.4%
1,877 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,366 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
579 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
126 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Irthlingborough · 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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