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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005637

Rushden East

Rushden East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,357 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
9,357

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,382

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,636

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Trowbridge North, Wiltshire6,865 residents · 54.4% owned · 28.3% no carIlkeston Town, Erewash9,737 residents · 57.7% owned · 29.1% no carHinckley Central, Hinckley and Bosworth9,117 residents · 59.6% owned · 23.4% no carPenrith Central & West, Eden7,730 residents · 50.1% owned · 30.7% no carNewark North, Newark and Sherwood11,686 residents · 46.4% owned · 31.4% no carKidderminster Town, Wyre Forest8,382 residents · 43.2% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rushden East

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

Tenure

Owned50.9%
2,229 households
Private rented26.4%
1,155 households
Social rented21.4%
937 households
Shared ownership1.3%
58 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.4%
1,815 households
Semi-detached20.9%
914 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.5%
898 households
Detached10.7%
471 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.7%
117 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
98 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
67 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,963 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
1,070 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
1,043 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
307 households
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,696 households
2 bedrooms36.1%
1,583 households
1 bedroom15.8%
693 households
4 or more bedrooms9.4%
411 households
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.1%
2,417 households
One-person household38.9%
1,707 households
Other household types5.9%
259 households
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,707 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,362 households
3 people in household15.9%
695 households
4 people in household9.5%
415 households
5 people in household3.2%
142 households
6 people in household1%
45 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,673 residents
15–2918.6%
1,743 residents
30–4421.3%
1,991 residents
45–6425.5%
2,389 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,562 residents
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.7%
8,673 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
238 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
208 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
170 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
71 residents
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.5%
1,707 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,655 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
4,762 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,698 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.4%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
3,897 residents
Good health36.5%
3,412 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,478 residents
Bad health4.7%
440 residents
Very bad health1.4%
130 residents
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
7,425 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,933 residents
Rushden East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%
1,806 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,585 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
761 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
211 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Rushden East · 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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