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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006241

Mildenhall

Mildenhall is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,842 residents in West Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,842

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,049

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

764.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Diss & Roydon, South Norfolk10,921 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.3% no carSleaford East, North Kesteven9,835 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.4% no carAtherstone, North Warwickshire11,740 residents · 58.5% owned · 21.9% no carDereham Central & Toftwood, Breckland11,605 residents · 60.9% owned · 17.9% no carHereford North West, Herefordshire, County of8,936 residents · 63.5% owned · 18.4% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no car

Most similar within West Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brandon, West Suffolk9,690 residents · 60.6% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mildenhall

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

Tenure

Owned52.5%
2,127 households
Private rented26.4%
1,067 households
Social rented20.2%
816 households
Shared ownership0.8%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,420 households
Detached31.3%
1,267 households
Terraced23.2%
941 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
295 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
40 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,855 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
1,138 households
No cars or vans in household16.8%
682 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
373 households
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,742 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
1,090 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
770 households
1 bedroom11%
447 households
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
2,390 households
One-person household36.9%
1,495 households
Other household types4%
163 households
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.9%
1,495 households
2 people in household33.1%
1,340 households
3 people in household13.8%
559 households
4 people in household11%
445 households
5 people in household3.5%
143 households
6 people in household1.3%
52 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,492 residents
15–2919%
1,678 residents
30–4419.3%
1,711 residents
45–6424.4%
2,160 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,802 residents
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.6%
8,018 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
320 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
186 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
169 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
153 residents
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.9%
2,098 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
4,323 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,829 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,394 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17%
1,235 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
970 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
3,825 residents
Good health36.2%
3,204 residents
Fair health14.7%
1,303 residents
Bad health4.5%
394 residents
Very bad health1.3%
117 residents
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
7,134 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,709 residents
Mildenhall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension42%
1,700 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension38.8%
1,570 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
640 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Mildenhall · 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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