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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006234

Great Cornard

Great Cornard is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,950 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,950

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,050

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,533.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Westbury North & West, Wiltshire7,841 residents · 67.0% owned · 11.9% no carRushden West & North, North Northamptonshire12,347 residents · 69.0% owned · 13.0% no carMelksham North, Wiltshire7,814 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.3% no carWarminster West & North, Wiltshire6,471 residents · 70.9% owned · 14.0% no carMinster South, Swale10,856 residents · 69.6% owned · 12.8% no carHeybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Great Cornard

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

Tenure

Owned66.2%
2,680 households
Social rented18.7%
759 households
Private rented13.7%
555 households
Shared ownership1.3%
53 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37%
1,497 households
Terraced29.6%
1,200 households
Detached24.1%
975 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.4%
341 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,668 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
1,293 households
No cars or vans in household14%
569 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
521 households
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.7%
1,931 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
1,016 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
834 households
1 bedroom6.7%
270 households
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,845 households
One-person household25.2%
1,020 households
Other household types4.5%
184 households
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,473 households
1 person in household25.2%
1,020 households
3 people in household17.6%
712 households
4 people in household14.1%
573 households
5 people in household4.8%
195 households
6 people in household1.4%
57 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,842 residents
15–2917.4%
1,730 residents
30–4418.7%
1,856 residents
45–6426.1%
2,594 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,929 residents
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
9,662 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
128 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
87 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,641 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,595 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.1%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.1%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
4,838 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,978 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
1,204 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,603 residents
Good health34.9%
3,476 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,379 residents
Bad health3.9%
386 residents
Very bad health1.1%
107 residents
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
8,175 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,775 residents
Great Cornard · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,903 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,458 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
556 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Great Cornard · 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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