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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006252

California

California is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,700 residents in Ipswich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,700

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,165

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,963

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.4%

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.

Haywards Heath East, Mid Sussex7,751 residents · 59.4% owned · 18.0% no carTwo Mile Hill, Bristol, City of6,940 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.4% no carBitterne West, Southampton8,318 residents · 57.7% owned · 19.5% no carBiggleswade West, Central Bedfordshire11,314 residents · 64.0% owned · 16.9% no carFarsley South, Stanningley & Pudsey North West, Leeds7,921 residents · 69.4% owned · 22.4% no carBarbourne & Rainbow Hill, Worcester8,302 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in California

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%
2,590 households
Private rented26.1%
1,087 households
Social rented10.8%
449 households
Shared ownership0.9%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.1%
1,462 households
Terraced29.4%
1,224 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
765 households
Detached14%
581 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
2,002 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
1,017 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
868 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
275 households
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.7%
2,027 households
2 bedrooms27.1%
1,129 households
1 bedroom12.5%
519 households
4 or more bedrooms11.7%
487 households
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
2,582 households
One-person household33.1%
1,377 households
Other household types4.9%
204 households
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.1%
1,377 households
2 people in household30.9%
1,288 households
3 people in household16.2%
673 households
4 people in household14.1%
586 households
5 people in household4.2%
173 households
6 people in household1.2%
48 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,855 residents
15–2917.7%
1,712 residents
30–4423.9%
2,317 residents
45–6424.4%
2,367 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,447 residents
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.6%
7,914 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.6%
830 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
437 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%
289 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
232 residents
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.4%
2,503 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
491 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
188 residents aged 16 and over
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.1%
5,194 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31%
2,399 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,827 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
4,751 residents
Good health35.1%
3,403 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,176 residents
Bad health3.1%
302 residents
Very bad health0.7%
67 residents
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
8,140 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,560 residents
California · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
2,228 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,320 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
California · 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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