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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006228

Glemsford & Lawshall

Glemsford & Lawshall is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,159 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,159

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,644

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

112.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Evercreech & Nunney, Mendip7,790 residents · 74.3% owned · 7.0% no carLong Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham, South Norfolk11,555 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.2% no carGillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe, Dorset9,186 residents · 76.7% owned · 6.2% no carColtishall, Buxton & Frettenham, Broadland5,497 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.4% no carEast Harling, Garboldisham & Kenninghall, Breckland7,064 residents · 73.2% owned · 7.0% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no car

Most similar within Babergh

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Acton, Great Waldingfield & Bures, Babergh6,121 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glemsford & Lawshall

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

Tenure

Owned75.6%
2,000 households
Private rented14.4%
382 households
Social rented9.8%
258 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43%
1,136 households
Semi-detached35.6%
941 households
Terraced17.7%
469 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
70 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.5%
991 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
938 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.5%
542 households
No cars or vans in household6.5%
173 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.3%
1,093 households
4 or more bedrooms27.7%
733 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
668 households
1 bedroom5.7%
150 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.7%
1,868 households
One-person household25.8%
683 households
Other household types3.5%
92 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.6%
1,099 households
1 person in household25.8%
683 households
3 people in household14.8%
392 households
4 people in household12.6%
334 households
5 people in household3.6%
95 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
944 residents
15–2914%
863 residents
30–4415.8%
973 residents
45–6429.3%
1,804 residents
65 and over25.6%
1,575 residents
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,048 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
29 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,494 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
912 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
787 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
613 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
2,997 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.2%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
220 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
2,918 residents
Good health35.6%
2,190 residents
Fair health12.9%
792 residents
Bad health3.3%
204 residents
Very bad health0.9%
55 residents
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
5,178 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
984 residents
Glemsford & Lawshall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.9%
1,397 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
906 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
282 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Glemsford & Lawshall · 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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