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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005675

Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill

Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,431 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
6,431

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,463

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,025.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Houghton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no carHadley & Horton, Telford and Wrekin11,158 residents · 53.9% owned · 17.6% no carCroyland, North Northamptonshire8,615 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.3% no carRegents Park & Millbrook East, Southampton8,063 residents · 55.5% owned · 21.2% no carStaple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no carFairstead & Springwood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk9,089 residents · 48.8% owned · 23.2% no car

Most similar within West Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Overstone Lodge & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire8,717 residents · 53.0% owned · 18.4% no carEastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no carDelapre, West Northamptonshire6,247 residents · 60.6% owned · 20.2% no carThorplands & Round Spinney, West Northamptonshire8,985 residents · 50.7% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill

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

Tenure

Owned53.1%
1,309 households
Social rented27.4%
675 households
Private rented17.6%
433 households
Shared ownership1.7%
41 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.8%
831 households
Semi-detached32.7%
806 households
Detached21.6%
531 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.5%
284 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 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
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,064 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
722 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
477 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
198 households
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,151 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
696 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
397 households
1 bedroom8.8%
217 households
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
1,616 households
One-person household25.1%
617 households
Other household types9.2%
226 households
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30%
739 households
1 person in household25.1%
617 households
3 people in household18.8%
463 households
4 people in household16.5%
407 households
5 people in household6.2%
153 households
6 people in household2.1%
52 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
16 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.4%
1,509 residents
15–2918.4%
1,185 residents
30–4423.4%
1,505 residents
45–6423.6%
1,517 residents
65 and over11.2%
719 residents
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.9%
5,135 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.7%
561 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
370 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
261 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
103 residents
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.2%
3,201 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.1%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
3,058 residents
Good health35.4%
2,275 residents
Fair health11.8%
757 residents
Bad health4.2%
269 residents
Very bad health1.1%
72 residents
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
5,381 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,048 residents
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.7%
1,101 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
830 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill · 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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