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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006250

Westgate

Westgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,199 residents in Ipswich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,199

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,515

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,703.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

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.

Aylestone North & Saffron Fields, Leicester7,256 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.5% no carShirley South, Southampton8,018 residents · 47.7% owned · 31.5% no carKettering Central East, North Northamptonshire9,201 residents · 39.6% owned · 30.4% no carFletton, Peterborough10,266 residents · 47.0% owned · 27.5% no carStornton & Sixfields, West Northamptonshire7,761 residents · 50.1% owned · 26.9% no carShirley Warren, Southampton7,249 residents · 36.4% owned · 34.8% no car

Most similar within Ipswich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maidenhall, Stoke & Port, Ipswich9,841 residents · 40.8% owned · 31.0% no carGipping & Chantry Park, Ipswich9,397 residents · 40.3% owned · 32.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westgate

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

Tenure

Private rented41.4%
1,869 households
Owned38.7%
1,746 households
Social rented19.2%
869 households
Shared ownership0.6%
28 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.1%
1,585 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%
1,196 households
Semi-detached22.8%
1,028 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.6%
300 households
Detached6.4%
291 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
61 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
2,033 households
No cars or vans in household34.5%
1,558 households
2 cars or vans in household16.3%
736 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
188 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.5%
1,605 households
2 bedrooms33.8%
1,527 households
1 bedroom22.1%
997 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
386 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.5%
2,416 households
One-person household37.7%
1,703 households
Other household types8.8%
398 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.7%
1,704 households
2 people in household29.7%
1,341 households
3 people in household15.4%
697 households
4 people in household9.9%
446 households
5 people in household4.6%
207 households
6 people in household1.6%
74 households
7 people in household0.6%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,983 residents
15–2921.8%
2,223 residents
30–4425.9%
2,637 residents
45–6423.3%
2,374 residents
65 and over9.6%
984 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.6%
8,023 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
633 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
568 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.4%
546 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
434 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%
2,110 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.8%
1,932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.5%
5,392 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.2%
2,528 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.7%
1,676 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
4,715 residents
Good health36.2%
3,689 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,258 residents
Bad health4.1%
417 residents
Very bad health1.2%
120 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
8,554 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,644 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
1,848 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
778 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
245 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
22 households
Westgate · 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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