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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005671

Abington

Abington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,900 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
7,900

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,255

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,447.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.6%

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.

Town East, Rugby7,141 residents · 48.9% owned · 25.2% no carNorcot South, Reading9,836 residents · 51.9% owned · 27.5% no carNorth Watford, Watford8,704 residents · 50.3% owned · 25.6% no carKings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no carWolverton & New Bradwell, Milton Keynes7,787 residents · 57.3% owned · 19.9% no carEastville, Bristol, City of7,929 residents · 58.2% owned · 24.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abington

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

Tenure

Owned49.9%
1,623 households
Private rented42.8%
1,393 households
Social rented6.5%
211 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced64.6%
2,101 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.9%
485 households
Semi-detached7.3%
236 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.6%
182 households
Detached4.2%
137 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2%
64 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,516 households
No cars or vans in household27%
878 households
2 cars or vans in household21.4%
695 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.1%
166 households
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,444 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
877 households
4 or more bedrooms15%
489 households
1 bedroom13.7%
445 households
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.6%
1,712 households
One-person household32.5%
1,057 households
Other household types14.9%
486 households
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.5%
1,057 households
2 people in household29.8%
971 households
3 people in household16.5%
538 households
4 people in household12.2%
396 households
5 people in household5.1%
167 households
6 people in household2.8%
90 households
7 people in household0.8%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,273 residents
15–2924.6%
1,941 residents
30–4425.5%
2,013 residents
45–6423.2%
1,833 residents
65 and over10.6%
838 residents
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.5%
6,045 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.5%
750 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.1%
644 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
303 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
163 residents
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.6%
2,267 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.9%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.5%
4,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive27.9%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.6%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,303 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.9%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,037 residents
Good health35.7%
2,823 residents
Fair health9.9%
780 residents
Bad health2.7%
212 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.8%
6,937 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.2%
962 residents
Abington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,752 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,080 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
359 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Abington · 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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