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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006248

Rushmere

Rushmere is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,482 residents in Ipswich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,482

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,357

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,203.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

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.

Hillmorton, Rugby10,214 residents · 73.2% owned · 14.8% no carHood Manor & Sankey Bridges, Warrington8,930 residents · 73.9% owned · 14.3% no carHawne, Dudley7,815 residents · 74.4% owned · 17.8% no carTettenhall North, Wolverhampton7,825 residents · 76.3% owned · 15.1% no carFlixton & Moorside, Trafford8,193 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.2% no carStaines South East, Spelthorne6,778 residents · 64.4% owned · 14.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rushmere

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

Tenure

Owned69.2%
2,322 households
Social rented17.9%
601 households
Private rented12.5%
421 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.2%
1,821 households
Detached20.4%
685 households
Terraced16.1%
542 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%
271 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,445 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
1,043 households
No cars or vans in household16.1%
541 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
332 households
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.8%
2,110 households
2 bedrooms17.5%
588 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
484 households
1 bedroom5.3%
178 households
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
2,304 households
One-person household26.6%
894 households
Other household types5%
168 households
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.8%
1,068 households
1 person in household26.5%
892 households
4 people in household17.9%
600 households
3 people in household16.3%
548 households
5 people in household5.6%
188 households
6 people in household1.5%
50 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,693 residents
15–2916.1%
1,367 residents
30–4419.2%
1,626 residents
45–6426.7%
2,261 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,534 residents
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
7,253 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
557 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
347 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
174 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
152 residents
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,963 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,520 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,048 residents
Good health34.3%
2,907 residents
Fair health13%
1,106 residents
Bad health3.8%
324 residents
Very bad health1.1%
97 residents
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
6,990 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,491 residents
Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,670 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
483 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Rushmere · 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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