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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006229

North Sudbury & Long Melford

North Sudbury & Long Melford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,180 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,180

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,805

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

222.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Ilminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carAylsham, Broadland8,938 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.3% no carSomerton, South Somerset6,237 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.1% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carHam Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carStoford & the Cokers, South Somerset5,415 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.6% no car

Most similar within Babergh

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hadleigh, Babergh11,012 residents · 66.8% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Sudbury & Long Melford

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

Tenure

Owned71.3%
2,000 households
Private rented13.8%
387 households
Social rented13.8%
386 households
Shared ownership0.9%
25 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.5%
1,080 households
Semi-detached32%
897 households
Terraced21.6%
606 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
149 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,115 households
2 cars or vans in household34.2%
959 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
371 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
361 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.3%
1,131 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
756 households
2 bedrooms25.9%
728 households
1 bedroom6.8%
191 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
1,907 households
One-person household29.1%
817 households
Other household types2.9%
81 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.8%
1,200 households
1 person in household29.2%
818 households
3 people in household13.3%
373 households
4 people in household11%
310 households
5 people in household2.9%
80 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513%
804 residents
15–2912.8%
790 residents
30–4415.3%
944 residents
45–6426.7%
1,649 residents
65 and over32.3%
1,994 residents
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
6,058 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
53 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
38 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
1,455 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
645 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.2%
2,774 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
76 residents aged 16 and over
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
203 residents aged 16 and over
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
2,710 residents
Good health36.9%
2,281 residents
Fair health14.4%
887 residents
Bad health3.7%
229 residents
Very bad health1.2%
73 residents
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,027 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,154 residents
North Sudbury & Long Melford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,380 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
343 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
76 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
North Sudbury & Long Melford · 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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