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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005697

Central Wellingborough

Central Wellingborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,294 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
7,294

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,362

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,119

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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 North & Newbold on Avon, Rugby7,273 residents · 41.3% owned · 32.5% no carSittingbourne Central & Milton Regis, Swale8,821 residents · 45.4% owned · 33.5% no carBrierley Hill, Dudley7,712 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.4% no carNuneaton Town Centre, Nuneaton and Bedworth9,145 residents · 45.4% owned · 36.3% no carKidderminster Town, Wyre Forest8,382 residents · 43.2% owned · 30.2% no carHermitage & Whitegate, Wrexham8,612 residents · 39.8% owned · 32.7% no car

Most similar within North Northamptonshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rushden East, North Northamptonshire9,357 residents · 50.9% owned · 23.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Wellingborough

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

Tenure

Owned39.8%
1,339 households
Private rented29.6%
995 households
Social rented28.4%
956 households
Shared ownership2%
67 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement36.2%
1,218 households
Terraced27.5%
925 households
Semi-detached19.2%
645 households
Detached9%
304 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
101 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
89 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
79 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,473 households
No cars or vans in household34.4%
1,155 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
575 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
159 households
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.4%
1,091 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
1,023 households
1 bedroom26.2%
880 households
4 or more bedrooms11%
369 households
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household52.3%
1,761 households
One-person household40.4%
1,358 households
Other household types7.3%
245 households
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.4%
1,358 households
2 people in household30.5%
1,026 households
3 people in household15.4%
519 households
4 people in household8.9%
300 households
5 people in household2.9%
99 households
6 people in household1.3%
44 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,131 residents
15–2918.9%
1,376 residents
30–4422.7%
1,655 residents
45–6424.7%
1,802 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,334 residents
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.6%
5,735 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.1%
665 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
478 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
328 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
91 residents
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.8%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
3,587 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,394 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24%
1,462 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41%
2,994 residents
Good health35.1%
2,563 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,211 residents
Bad health5.8%
425 residents
Very bad health1.4%
102 residents
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.8%
5,674 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.2%
1,620 residents
Central Wellingborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.3%
1,320 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,196 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
616 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Central Wellingborough · 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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