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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005640

Desborough

Desborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,900 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
11,900

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,920

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,229.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Heybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no carTadley West, Basingstoke and Deane7,725 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.3% no carBishopstoke, Eastleigh8,750 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.8% no carYaxley & Farcet, Huntingdonshire11,199 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.9% no carStanway, Colchester9,612 residents · 74.7% owned · 14.4% no carIbstock & Ellistown, North West Leicestershire12,003 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.6% 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 carHigham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire9,446 residents · 73.4% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Desborough

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

Tenure

Owned74%
3,643 households
Private rented14.8%
730 households
Social rented9.5%
466 households
Shared ownership1.5%
76 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.3%
2,083 households
Semi-detached32.2%
1,582 households
Terraced18.9%
928 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
250 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,923 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
1,749 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
707 households
No cars or vans in household11%
543 households
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.1%
2,220 households
4 or more bedrooms27.2%
1,339 households
2 bedrooms22.9%
1,126 households
1 bedroom4.8%
237 households
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.5%
3,422 households
One-person household26%
1,280 households
Other household types4.5%
221 households
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,851 households
1 person in household26%
1,280 households
3 people in household16.2%
797 households
4 people in household14%
687 households
5 people in household4.5%
222 households
6 people in household1.2%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
2,188 residents
15–2915.8%
1,876 residents
30–4419.3%
2,297 residents
45–6426.4%
3,139 residents
65 and over20.2%
2,399 residents
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
11,345 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
172 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
164 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
162 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
55 residents
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
2,573 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,772 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,624 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,571 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
624 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.9%
5,912 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
3,488 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
2,034 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
5,473 residents
Good health36.8%
4,376 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,533 residents
Bad health3.4%
408 residents
Very bad health0.9%
110 residents
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
9,803 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
2,097 residents
Desborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%
2,570 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,674 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
572 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Desborough · 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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