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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005683

Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion

Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion is a Census neighbourhood of about 15,036 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
15,036

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,966

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

262.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Lydiard Millicent & Purton, Wiltshire8,238 residents · 77.9% owned · 7.9% no carMarks Tey & Wakes Colne, Colchester9,710 residents · 80.4% owned · 7.6% no carStansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham, Uttlesford14,839 residents · 74.5% owned · 7.1% no carMarston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn, Central Bedfordshire11,206 residents · 69.3% owned · 8.0% no carSutton Courtenay, Drayton & Steventon, Vale of White Horse10,298 residents · 70.1% owned · 8.8% no carBroughton, Mawsley & Loddington, North Northamptonshire6,407 residents · 75.5% owned · 6.8% no car

Most similar within West Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Deanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford, West Northamptonshire9,744 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.8% no carWalgrave & Moulton, West Northamptonshire11,574 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%
4,501 households
Private rented14%
836 households
Social rented9.1%
543 households
Shared ownership1.4%
85 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.8%
2,313 households
Semi-detached36.6%
2,183 households
Terraced14.8%
884 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
455 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
71 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
27 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
16 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.8%
2,553 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
2,010 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.5%
923 households
No cars or vans in household8.1%
483 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
2,307 households
4 or more bedrooms34.9%
2,083 households
2 bedrooms22.3%
1,331 households
1 bedroom4.1%
246 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.1%
4,304 households
One-person household22.8%
1,359 households
Other household types5.1%
303 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
2,126 households
1 person in household22.8%
1,359 households
3 people in household18.3%
1,092 households
4 people in household17.3%
1,034 households
5 people in household4.7%
282 households
6 people in household0.9%
56 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
2,887 residents
15–2915%
2,250 residents
30–4420.9%
3,138 residents
45–6427.7%
4,170 residents
65 and over17.2%
2,589 residents
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.9%
13,668 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
608 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
355 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
327 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
81 residents
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
4,185 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
2,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,862 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
7,931 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
3,743 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
2,932 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
2,054 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
7,776 residents
Good health34.2%
5,145 residents
Fair health10.6%
1,591 residents
Bad health2.9%
430 residents
Very bad health0.6%
94 residents
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
12,843 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
2,193 residents
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.8%
3,450 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,853 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
593 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion · 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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