Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006261

Eye, Palgrave & Occold

Eye, Palgrave & Occold is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,957 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,957

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,438

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.6%

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.

Lyminge, Densole & Elham, Folkestone and Hythe6,089 residents · 82.2% owned · 9.8% no carTenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no carLangport & Long Sutton, South Somerset6,277 residents · 73.2% owned · 8.0% no carCannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey, Sedgemoor7,133 residents · 76.6% owned · 8.8% no carTatworth & Combe St Nicholas, South Somerset7,470 residents · 79.5% owned · 7.1% no carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within Mid Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eye, Palgrave & Occold

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

Tenure

Owned75.5%
2,594 households
Private rented12.4%
427 households
Social rented11.5%
394 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.5%
1,943 households
Semi-detached27.2%
934 households
Terraced11.6%
399 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
76 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37%
1,272 households
2 cars or vans in household34.8%
1,196 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.5%
669 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
301 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.8%
1,266 households
4 or more bedrooms35%
1,205 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
785 households
1 bedroom5.3%
182 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,363 households
One-person household26.5%
911 households
Other household types4.8%
165 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.6%
1,499 households
1 person in household26.5%
911 households
3 people in household13.6%
469 households
4 people in household11.1%
381 households
5 people in household3.7%
128 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
1,047 residents
15–2912.6%
998 residents
30–4413.9%
1,109 residents
45–6429.4%
2,337 residents
65 and over30.9%
2,461 residents
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
7,756 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
75 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.6%
2,089 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
3,543 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
3,179 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,492 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.9%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,594 residents
Good health36%
2,866 residents
Fair health14%
1,111 residents
Bad health3.8%
305 residents
Very bad health1%
79 residents
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
6,474 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,482 residents
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
1,783 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,192 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
382 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Eye, Palgrave & Occold · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Mid Suffolk

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.