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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005666

King's Heath & Spencer

King's Heath & Spencer is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,143 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
9,143

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,404

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,303.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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.

Paston, Peterborough12,169 residents · 38.2% owned · 28.1% no carMarsh Farm, Luton8,949 residents · 42.2% owned · 30.0% no carNorthfleet North, Gravesham8,395 residents · 41.0% owned · 27.2% no carLewsey North, Luton10,113 residents · 50.2% owned · 25.0% no carHarold Hill East, Havering11,457 residents · 37.7% owned · 33.8% no carHenley Green & Wood End, Coventry11,009 residents · 37.9% owned · 34.5% no car

Most similar within West Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St David's, West Northamptonshire6,966 residents · 43.8% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in King's Heath & Spencer

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

Tenure

Social rented42.6%
1,449 households
Owned38.5%
1,310 households
Private rented16.9%
576 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0.6%
22 households
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.3%
1,271 households
Terraced34.4%
1,169 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22%
749 households
Detached4.2%
144 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,434 households
No cars or vans in household31.6%
1,075 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
684 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
211 households
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,400 households
2 bedrooms34.7%
1,180 households
1 bedroom16.5%
563 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
262 households
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,048 households
One-person household29.2%
993 households
Other household types10.7%
363 households
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.2%
993 households
2 people in household24.5%
834 households
3 people in household18.2%
618 households
4 people in household13.9%
473 households
5 people in household8.6%
293 households
6 people in household3.5%
118 households
7 people in household1.2%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
30 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524.5%
2,244 residents
15–2920.1%
1,840 residents
30–4424.2%
2,214 residents
45–6422.2%
2,034 residents
65 and over8.9%
811 residents
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.5%
6,353 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.1%
1,108 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.6%
1,063 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
486 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
135 residents
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.6%
1,932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.7%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
957 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
265 residents aged 16 and over
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.9%
4,191 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
2,345 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.4%
233 residents aged 16 and over
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24.7%
1,669 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.4%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.9%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
282 residents aged 16 and over
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,205 residents
Good health35.1%
3,207 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,174 residents
Bad health4.9%
450 residents
Very bad health1.1%
105 residents
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
7,627 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,517 residents
King's Heath & Spencer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,211 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.1%
1,160 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.1%
717 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.6%
293 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
22 households
King's Heath & Spencer · 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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