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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006233

Sudbury

Sudbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,622 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,622

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,466

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,661.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.4%

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.

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of10,990 residents · 62.8% owned · 19.9% no carSleaford East, North Kesteven9,835 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.4% no carMaldon North, Maldon6,909 residents · 59.4% owned · 22.4% no carDereham Central & Toftwood, Breckland11,605 residents · 60.9% owned · 17.9% no carChippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no carBlandford Forum Town, Dorset10,359 residents · 63.2% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sudbury

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

Tenure

Owned57.2%
3,125 households
Private rented22.5%
1,228 households
Social rented19.1%
1,045 households
Shared ownership1.1%
58 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.1%
1,970 households
Semi-detached26.6%
1,451 households
Detached18.2%
996 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.3%
783 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
97 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
84 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
81 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,437 households
No cars or vans in household23.8%
1,299 households
2 cars or vans in household23.6%
1,290 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
440 households
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%
2,289 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
1,739 households
1 bedroom14.9%
817 households
4 or more bedrooms11.4%
621 households
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.5%
3,141 households
One-person household38.1%
2,081 households
Other household types4.4%
243 households
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38%
2,081 households
2 people in household34.4%
1,884 households
3 people in household14.4%
789 households
4 people in household9%
493 households
5 people in household2.7%
148 households
6 people in household1.1%
58 households
7 people in household0.2%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,658 residents
15–2916.2%
1,888 residents
30–4417.1%
1,984 residents
45–6427%
3,142 residents
65 and over25.4%
2,951 residents
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
11,062 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
200 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
195 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
60 residents
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.4%
2,405 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.4%
2,202 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,560 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
5,538 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
4,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,847 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
1,507 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
1,483 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
4,860 residents
Good health36.4%
4,227 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,880 residents
Bad health4.6%
538 residents
Very bad health1%
117 residents
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
9,187 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
2,435 residents
Sudbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.2%
2,417 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
2,014 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
788 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
232 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
15 households
Sudbury · 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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