Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006245

Whitton

Whitton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,286 residents in Ipswich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,286

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,264

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,277.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitton

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

Tenure

Owned60.6%

1,979 households

Social rented30.4%

991 households

Private rented8.4%

274 households

Lives rent free0.3%

11 households

Shared ownership0.3%

9 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62%

2,023 households

Detached14.2%

464 households

Terraced13%

423 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%

316 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%

26 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 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

1 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%

1,407 households

2 cars or vans in household26.9%

877 households

No cars or vans in household20.2%

658 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%

322 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms67.9%

2,217 households

2 bedrooms12.5%

408 households

4 or more bedrooms11.6%

379 households

1 bedroom8%

260 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%

2,248 households

One-person household25.3%

827 households

Other household types5.8%

188 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%

1,131 households

1 person in household25.3%

825 households

3 people in household16.3%

533 households

4 people in household14.4%

469 households

5 people in household6.1%

199 households

6 people in household2.2%

73 households

7 people in household0.9%

28 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%

1,629 residents

15–2916%

1,328 residents

30–4418.9%

1,569 residents

45–6424.3%

2,012 residents

65 and over21.1%

1,748 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%

7,229 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%

450 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%

228 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%

225 residents

Other ethnic group1.9%

155 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.4%

1,791 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above18.2%

1,191 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.4%

1,008 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.4%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%

882 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.9%

449 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.2%

207 residents aged 16 and over

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%

3,695 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.6%

2,717 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

122 residents aged 16 and over

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%

1,236 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations17%

1,111 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%

987 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

841 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%

625 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%

530 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%

466 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%

410 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5%

328 residents aged 16 and over

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%

3,509 residents

Good health35.9%

2,971 residents

Fair health15.9%

1,315 residents

Bad health5%

413 residents

Very bad health0.9%

78 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%

6,643 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%

1,643 residents

Whitton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%

1,252 households

Household is deprived in one dimension38.3%

1,250 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%

593 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%

161 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

6 households

Whitton · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006245

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Whitton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Ipswich

Life in Whitton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.