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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006230

Hadleigh

Hadleigh is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,012 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,012

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,666

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

182.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.6%

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.

Highworth, Swindon8,368 residents · 72.2% owned · 14.6% no carClaydon & Bramford, Mid Suffolk7,653 residents · 78.2% owned · 10.6% no carMarket Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carWorlingham & Barnby, East Suffolk8,486 residents · 77.8% owned · 9.2% no carMarkfield & Thornton, Hinckley and Bosworth9,064 residents · 77.9% owned · 10.5% no carHowden North, Eastrington & Swinefleet, East Riding of Yorkshire6,654 residents · 71.1% owned · 13.3% no car

Most similar within Babergh

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Shotley Peninsula, Babergh7,595 residents · 74.3% owned · 9.5% no carNorth Sudbury & Long Melford, Babergh6,180 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hadleigh

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
3,117 households
Private rented17%
791 households
Social rented15.1%
705 households
Shared ownership0.7%
34 households
Lives rent free0.4%
19 households
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.7%
2,040 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,421 households
Terraced19.4%
904 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
220 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
11 households
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,835 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,576 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
708 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
547 households
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,919 households
4 or more bedrooms28.9%
1,348 households
2 bedrooms22.7%
1,060 households
1 bedroom7.3%
339 households
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
3,233 households
One-person household27.3%
1,272 households
Other household types3.4%
159 households
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.3%
1,833 households
1 person in household27.3%
1,272 households
3 people in household15%
699 households
4 people in household12.4%
577 households
5 people in household4.5%
209 households
6 people in household1.1%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,797 residents
15–2913.8%
1,515 residents
30–4415.8%
1,743 residents
45–6426.7%
2,940 residents
65 and over27.4%
3,017 residents
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
10,550 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
178 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
118 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
39 residents
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.6%
2,601 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,632 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
5,012 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
3,892 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
2,045 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
5,077 residents
Good health36.1%
3,975 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,498 residents
Bad health3.4%
374 residents
Very bad health0.8%
87 residents
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
9,130 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,882 residents
Hadleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.6%
2,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,626 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
579 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hadleigh · 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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