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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005641

Rothwell

Rothwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,621 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
8,621

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,779

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

628.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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.

Attleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carEarl Shilton, Hinckley and Bosworth10,630 residents · 67.4% owned · 14.4% no carSandiacre & Stanton, Erewash8,903 residents · 73.1% owned · 16.7% no carBourne East, South Kesteven9,560 residents · 64.1% owned · 16.0% no carSandy South, Central Bedfordshire6,428 residents · 67.7% owned · 12.0% no carBarwell, Hinckley and Bosworth9,152 residents · 68.9% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within North Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Irthlingborough, North Northamptonshire9,311 residents · 65.5% owned · 13.3% no carRaunds, North Northamptonshire9,875 residents · 72.7% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rothwell

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

Tenure

Owned65.2%
2,463 households
Private rented18.5%
699 households
Social rented14.8%
560 households
Shared ownership1.4%
52 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.7%
1,198 households
Semi-detached31.1%
1,174 households
Terraced23.1%
873 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.3%
428 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,616 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,232 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
432 households
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.4%
1,791 households
2 bedrooms27.1%
1,026 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
662 households
1 bedroom8%
302 households
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
2,447 households
One-person household30.4%
1,148 households
Other household types4.8%
183 households
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%
1,383 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,147 households
3 people in household15.6%
591 households
4 people in household11.8%
446 households
5 people in household3.7%
140 households
6 people in household1.4%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,515 residents
15–2916.7%
1,438 residents
30–4419.7%
1,700 residents
45–6425.4%
2,194 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,776 residents
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
8,176 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
157 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
104 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
1,839 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
1,384 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
822 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
4,221 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,465 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
3,839 residents
Good health36.3%
3,127 residents
Fair health14%
1,208 residents
Bad health4%
346 residents
Very bad health1.2%
101 residents
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
7,026 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,595 residents
Rothwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,875 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
538 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Rothwell · 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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