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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006227

Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham

Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,430 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,430

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,994

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook, West Suffolk6,520 residents · 70.1% owned · 11.5% no carBeaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, Dorset10,043 residents · 68.9% owned · 8.0% no carMere & East Knoyle, Wiltshire6,750 residents · 68.3% owned · 9.6% no carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no carSouth Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury, South Somerset7,463 residents · 73.8% owned · 7.3% no carEye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
2,087 households
Social rented16.4%
492 households
Private rented12.9%
385 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.9%
1,315 households
Semi-detached31.9%
955 households
Terraced17.3%
518 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
139 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.1%
1,172 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
1,027 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
489 households
No cars or vans in household10.2%
306 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
1,134 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
932 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
698 households
1 bedroom7.7%
231 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,949 households
One-person household31%
929 households
Other household types3.8%
114 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.6%
1,307 households
1 person in household31.1%
931 households
3 people in household12.2%
365 households
4 people in household9.2%
277 households
5 people in household3.1%
92 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
799 residents
15–2911.6%
743 residents
30–4412.4%
798 residents
45–6430.9%
1,989 residents
65 and over32.7%
2,103 residents
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
6,302 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
1,904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
915 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
899 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
596 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
2,897 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,618 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.9%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
520 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
2,874 residents
Good health36.5%
2,349 residents
Fair health14.3%
922 residents
Bad health3.4%
217 residents
Very bad health1.1%
73 residents
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
5,277 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,157 residents
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,567 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,011 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham · 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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