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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005656

Blackthorn & Lings

Blackthorn & Lings is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,671 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
6,671

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,365

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,510.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.3%

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.

North Bretton & Westwood, Peterborough8,244 residents · 34.5% owned · 34.2% no carEaglestone & Fishermead, Milton Keynes8,782 residents · 27.3% owned · 30.6% no carStantonbury & Bradville, Milton Keynes7,066 residents · 49.0% owned · 21.2% no carBlackbird Leys, Oxford6,557 residents · 38.0% owned · 33.5% no carHuntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor, Huntingdonshire9,057 residents · 44.7% owned · 28.1% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within West Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thorplands & Round Spinney, West Northamptonshire8,985 residents · 50.7% owned · 21.4% no carEastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blackthorn & Lings

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

Tenure

Owned42.5%
1,004 households
Social rented34.5%
815 households
Private rented20.8%
493 households
Shared ownership1.9%
46 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53.5%
1,266 households
Semi-detached22%
520 households
Detached14.1%
333 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
238 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,045 households
No cars or vans in household26.3%
623 households
2 cars or vans in household23%
545 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
153 households
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.8%
1,320 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
432 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
322 households
1 bedroom12.3%
292 households
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
1,476 households
One-person household24.7%
585 households
Other household types12.9%
305 households
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household25.2%
596 households
1 person in household24.7%
585 households
3 people in household18.6%
440 households
4 people in household16.2%
384 households
5 people in household9.2%
217 households
6 people in household4%
95 households
7 people in household1.2%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
20 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.6%
1,576 residents
15–2919.9%
1,325 residents
30–4422.6%
1,505 residents
45–6422.2%
1,483 residents
65 and over11.7%
781 residents
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.4%
4,629 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.6%
973 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
604 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
302 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
165 residents
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.3%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
761 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.1%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
2,985 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.7%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.5%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
506 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
3,128 residents
Good health34.6%
2,305 residents
Fair health12.6%
842 residents
Bad health4.3%
284 residents
Very bad health1.6%
110 residents
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
5,483 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,187 residents
Blackthorn & Lings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.9%
921 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.9%
802 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
470 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.8%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
11 households
Blackthorn & Lings · 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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