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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006258

Priory Heath

Priory Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,651 residents in Ipswich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,651

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,749

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,335.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.4%

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.

Podsmead & Linden, Gloucester9,145 residents · 61.2% owned · 22.1% no carAlverthorpe & Flanshaw, Wakefield10,050 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.0% no carRegents Park & Millbrook East, Southampton8,063 residents · 55.5% owned · 21.2% no carFordhouses, Wolverhampton5,791 residents · 63.0% owned · 23.4% no carAylestone South, Leicester8,344 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.7% no carBradley, Wolverhampton8,435 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Priory Heath

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
2,020 households
Social rented30.2%
1,132 households
Private rented15.3%
572 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.2%
1,806 households
Terraced21.2%
794 households
Detached13.7%
515 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
510 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,631 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
1,010 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
772 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
336 households
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.8%
1,943 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
929 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
614 households
1 bedroom7%
263 households
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,487 households
One-person household26.9%
1,007 households
Other household types6.8%
255 households
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.4%
1,215 households
1 person in household26.9%
1,007 households
3 people in household16.7%
626 households
4 people in household13.9%
521 households
5 people in household5.8%
218 households
6 people in household2.8%
106 households
7 people in household0.9%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,987 residents
15–2919.5%
1,885 residents
30–4421.6%
2,083 residents
45–6424.3%
2,343 residents
65 and over14%
1,352 residents
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.8%
7,803 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.3%
701 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%
506 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.1%
399 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
243 residents
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.2%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.4%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
4,581 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,756 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
1,300 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,252 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
779 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
481 residents aged 16 and over
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,343 residents
Good health34.8%
3,357 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,328 residents
Bad health4.8%
466 residents
Very bad health1.6%
157 residents
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
7,729 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,922 residents
Priory Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,602 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,284 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18%
675 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Priory Heath · 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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