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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005668

New Duston East

New Duston East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,569 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
6,569

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,740

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,762.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Sittingbourne West, Swale8,164 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.4% no carHellesdon South East, Broadland5,442 residents · 84.6% owned · 13.4% no carBlaby Village, Blaby8,898 residents · 74.5% owned · 15.1% no carSyston East, Charnwood7,292 residents · 76.2% owned · 14.9% no carRainham North West, Medway6,354 residents · 84.0% owned · 13.2% no carRainham South East, Medway6,422 residents · 79.7% owned · 14.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Duston East

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

Tenure

Owned82.4%
2,259 households
Private rented10.3%
282 households
Social rented6.8%
186 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached64.2%
1,759 households
Detached20.1%
552 households
Terraced10.3%
281 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,126 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
914 households
No cars or vans in household14%
384 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
316 households
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.6%
1,413 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
700 households
4 or more bedrooms19.8%
542 households
1 bedroom3.1%
85 households
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
1,873 households
One-person household26.6%
728 households
Other household types5.1%
139 households
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
1,046 households
1 person in household26.5%
728 households
3 people in household15.5%
425 households
4 people in household13.5%
369 households
5 people in household4.7%
130 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,108 residents
15–2913.9%
913 residents
30–4419.2%
1,259 residents
45–6425.8%
1,695 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,596 residents
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.4%
5,935 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
226 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
211 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
138 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
53 residents
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
182 residents aged 16 and over
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,149 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
2,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
104 residents aged 16 and over
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
649 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
249 residents aged 16 and over
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,000 residents
Good health34.6%
2,274 residents
Fair health14.8%
974 residents
Bad health3.7%
245 residents
Very bad health1.1%
75 residents
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
5,427 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,142 residents
New Duston East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
1,368 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
951 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
356 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
New Duston East · 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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