Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005651

Moulton

Moulton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,391 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
6,391

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,827

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,878.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Wigston Harcourt & Little Hill, Oadby and Wigston8,967 residents · 84.9% owned · 12.6% no carDurkar & Crigglestone, Wakefield6,716 residents · 81.5% owned · 11.4% no carCovingham, Swindon8,530 residents · 81.6% owned · 13.8% no carSprowston East, Broadland9,529 residents · 80.2% owned · 13.9% no carLower Stratton, Swindon10,269 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.4% no carEastwood Park, Southend-on-Sea9,451 residents · 83.3% owned · 14.6% no car

Most similar within West Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sunnyside, West Northamptonshire6,754 residents · 74.8% owned · 16.9% no carNew Duston East, West Northamptonshire6,569 residents · 82.4% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Moulton

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

Tenure

Owned83.9%
2,372 households
Private rented11.8%
333 households
Social rented3%
84 households
Shared ownership1.3%
38 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.3%
1,564 households
Detached28.1%
796 households
Terraced10.6%
300 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
141 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,192 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
940 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
363 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
333 households
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,217 households
2 bedrooms34.9%
987 households
4 or more bedrooms18%
510 households
1 bedroom4.1%
115 households
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,865 households
One-person household29.1%
822 households
Other household types5%
142 households
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,102 households
1 person in household29%
821 households
3 people in household15.7%
443 households
4 people in household12%
339 households
5 people in household3.2%
90 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.8%
882 residents
15–2915.1%
966 residents
30–4416.7%
1,068 residents
45–6427.6%
1,763 residents
65 and over26.8%
1,710 residents
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.8%
5,677 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5%
321 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
205 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
151 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
39 residents
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
1,467 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
770 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,167 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
817 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,809 residents
Good health38%
2,426 residents
Fair health13.5%
865 residents
Bad health3.7%
235 residents
Very bad health0.9%
56 residents
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
5,362 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,029 residents
Moulton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
1,413 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
325 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Moulton · 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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