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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005635

Higham Ferrers

Higham Ferrers is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,446 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
9,446

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,915

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

457.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Yaxley & Farcet, Huntingdonshire11,199 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.9% no carStockmoor & North Petherton, Sedgemoor11,665 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.1% no carWembdon & Chilton Trinity, Sedgemoor9,577 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.2% no carAndover West, Test Valley10,242 residents · 71.8% owned · 9.7% no carPaddock Wood & Five Oak Green, Tunbridge Wells10,512 residents · 70.8% owned · 12.0% no carDeeping St James & Frognall, South Kesteven7,255 residents · 76.0% owned · 9.0% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Higham Ferrers

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

Tenure

Owned73.4%
2,874 households
Private rented14.5%
566 households
Social rented11.2%
438 households
Shared ownership0.9%
36 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.9%
1,403 households
Semi-detached33.9%
1,328 households
Terraced24.9%
976 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
152 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.8%
1,519 households
2 cars or vans in household36.4%
1,424 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14%
547 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
422 households
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.7%
1,748 households
4 or more bedrooms30.2%
1,183 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
810 households
1 bedroom4.4%
171 households
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,702 households
One-person household26.1%
1,019 households
Other household types4.9%
190 households
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,420 households
1 person in household26%
1,019 households
3 people in household17.5%
684 households
4 people in household14.3%
559 households
5 people in household4.4%
173 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,704 residents
15–2915.3%
1,449 residents
30–4419.4%
1,833 residents
45–6427.5%
2,601 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,858 residents
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
8,946 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
187 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
132 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
2,109 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,869 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,594 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,745 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
4,415 residents
Good health36.8%
3,472 residents
Fair health12%
1,135 residents
Bad health3.5%
330 residents
Very bad health1%
94 residents
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
7,929 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,517 residents
Higham Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
2,091 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,288 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
462 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Higham Ferrers · 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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