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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006238

Brandon

Brandon is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,690 residents in West Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,690

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,501

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

128.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

March West, Fenland7,488 residents · 70.1% owned · 16.1% no carLong Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, South Holland9,986 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.2% no carMarch East, Fenland7,659 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.2% no carKirton, Frampton & Algarkirk, Boston10,451 residents · 61.4% owned · 14.3% no carOkehampton, West Devon7,710 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carChatteris, Fenland11,187 residents · 67.9% owned · 12.8% no car

Most similar within West Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mildenhall, West Suffolk8,842 residents · 52.5% owned · 16.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brandon

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

Tenure

Owned60.6%
2,727 households
Private rented23.5%
1,059 households
Social rented14.8%
667 households
Shared ownership1%
44 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.2%
1,900 households
Semi-detached31.5%
1,415 households
Terraced16.7%
752 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
305 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
15 households
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.2%
2,080 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
1,224 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
747 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
448 households
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39%
1,755 households
2 bedrooms37.9%
1,705 households
4 or more bedrooms12.7%
573 households
1 bedroom10.4%
466 households
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
2,714 households
One-person household35.1%
1,580 households
Other household types4.6%
207 households
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,672 households
1 person in household35.1%
1,580 households
3 people in household13%
586 households
4 people in household9.8%
440 households
5 people in household3.6%
164 households
6 people in household1%
43 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,504 residents
15–2916.2%
1,568 residents
30–4418.2%
1,764 residents
45–6425.7%
2,487 residents
65 and over24.4%
2,367 residents
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
9,142 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
219 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
125 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
106 residents
Other ethnic group1%
98 residents
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.4%
2,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
4,587 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
3,400 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.9%
1,694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
938 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
615 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
3,868 residents
Good health37%
3,581 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,541 residents
Bad health5.5%
535 residents
Very bad health1.7%
164 residents
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
7,648 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
2,041 residents
Brandon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension40.5%
1,822 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension38.7%
1,743 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
757 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Brandon · 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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