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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006235

Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford

Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,200 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,200

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,541

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Downton & Morgan's Vale, Wiltshire7,944 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.3% no carWesterfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield, East Suffolk6,783 residents · 79.9% owned · 6.5% no carGnosall & Haughton, Stafford9,206 residents · 77.0% owned · 8.6% no carBarrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere, West Suffolk9,731 residents · 76.2% owned · 7.1% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carMarket Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna, Hinckley and Bosworth8,677 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
2,765 households
Private rented11.9%
422 households
Social rented9.5%
336 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.8%
1,976 households
Semi-detached25.7%
909 households
Terraced15.3%
542 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
74 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.8%
1,374 households
1 car or van in household33.2%
1,177 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21%
745 households
No cars or vans in household6.9%
245 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.1%
1,347 households
3 bedrooms36.4%
1,287 households
2 bedrooms21.4%
757 households
1 bedroom4.2%
149 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
2,488 households
One-person household25.5%
902 households
Other household types4.3%
152 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.7%
1,513 households
1 person in household25.5%
902 households
3 people in household14.5%
512 households
4 people in household12.4%
439 households
5 people in household4.1%
144 households
6 people in household0.7%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
1,155 residents
15–2911.8%
967 residents
30–4414%
1,150 residents
45–6431.2%
2,559 residents
65 and over28.9%
2,370 residents
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
8,015 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
102 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
2,591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
3,838 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
3,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
299 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,031 residents
Good health35.1%
2,882 residents
Fair health11.9%
976 residents
Bad health3%
247 residents
Very bad health0.8%
64 residents
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
6,843 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,357 residents
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
1,987 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,176 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford · 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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