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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006239

Lakenheath

Lakenheath is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,724 residents in West Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,724

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,321

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

172

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Soham, East Cambridgeshire13,242 residents · 61.4% owned · 12.3% no carWigmore & Airport, Luton10,215 residents · 67.6% owned · 13.1% no carStopsley South & Round Green, Luton10,774 residents · 64.1% owned · 18.7% no carMilton & Chalk, Gravesham11,586 residents · 56.7% owned · 19.6% no carHatfield East, Welwyn Hatfield7,285 residents · 50.4% owned · 20.3% no carRainham East & Wennington, Havering6,830 residents · 83.7% owned · 14.7% no car

Most similar within West Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills, West Suffolk10,228 residents · 54.9% owned · 7.3% no carRed Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton, West Suffolk10,641 residents · 57.8% owned · 5.8% no carIxworth, Honington & Barnham, West Suffolk6,599 residents · 62.0% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lakenheath

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

Tenure

Owned50.5%
1,678 households
Private rented39.3%
1,305 households
Social rented9.8%
325 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.7%
1,684 households
Semi-detached27.5%
914 households
Terraced16.9%
561 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.7%
123 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,337 households
2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,311 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
425 households
No cars or vans in household7.6%
252 households
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48%
1,595 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,001 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
596 households
1 bedroom4%
132 households
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,214 households
One-person household30.2%
1,006 households
Other household types3.2%
108 households
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
1,089 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,005 households
3 people in household15.3%
508 households
4 people in household13.8%
458 households
5 people in household5.7%
190 households
6 people in household1.8%
61 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
1,839 residents
15–2927.5%
2,398 residents
30–4421.8%
1,903 residents
45–6416.4%
1,429 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,153 residents
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.5%
6,845 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups8.1%
704 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
532 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
409 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%
232 residents
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.9%
2,374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,544 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
850 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
702 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.5%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
4,313 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.2%
2,329 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations17.6%
1,196 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.7%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
343 residents aged 16 and over
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.8%
4,783 residents
Good health33.3%
2,902 residents
Fair health9%
788 residents
Bad health2.1%
186 residents
Very bad health0.7%
65 residents
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act89.1%
7,767 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act10.9%
955 residents
Lakenheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,528 households
Household is deprived in one dimension41.8%
1,392 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
356 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
47 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Lakenheath · 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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