Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005650

Boughton

Boughton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,970 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire

6,970

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,637

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,985.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Boughton

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%

2,000 households

Private rented14.9%

392 households

Social rented8.1%

214 households

Shared ownership1.1%

28 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.3%

1,302 households

Detached27.2%

717 households

Terraced15.7%

414 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%

178 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

8 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

3 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%

1,126 households

2 cars or vans in household32.7%

862 households

No cars or vans in household14.3%

378 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%

274 households

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.3%

1,380 households

2 bedrooms20.8%

549 households

4 or more bedrooms20.1%

530 households

1 bedroom6.9%

181 households

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%

1,802 households

One-person household24.7%

653 households

Other household types7%

185 households

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%

973 households

1 person in household24.7%

653 households

3 people in household17%

448 households

4 people in household14.4%

379 households

5 people in household5%

131 households

6 people in household1.6%

42 households

7 people in household0.4%

10 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%

1,139 residents

15–2922.8%

1,590 residents

30–4420.2%

1,409 residents

45–6422.5%

1,570 residents

65 and over18.1%

1,263 residents

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.8%

5,773 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.4%

448 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.7%

395 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%

241 residents

Other ethnic group1.6%

114 residents

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.7%

1,537 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications21%

1,210 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.1%

985 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.3%

824 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%

634 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.8%

394 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

172 residents aged 16 and over

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%

3,340 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36.6%

2,106 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student5.4%

309 residents aged 16 and over

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.5%

835 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%

821 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students12.5%

721 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%

638 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%

573 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%

536 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%

315 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%

311 residents aged 16 and over

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%

3,296 residents

Good health37%

2,579 residents

Fair health11.6%

807 residents

Bad health3.3%

227 residents

Very bad health0.9%

64 residents

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%

5,871 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%

1,096 residents

Boughton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%

1,295 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%

960 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%

320 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%

59 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

6 households

Boughton · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005650

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Boughton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Boughton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.