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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006265

Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton

Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,378 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,378

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,265

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

105.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Coltishall, Buxton & Frettenham, Broadland5,497 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.4% no carClarborough, Beckingham & Misterton, Bassetlaw9,230 residents · 79.1% owned · 8.2% no carBlofield, Lingwood & Upton, Broadland9,051 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.2% no carBawdeswell, Swanton Morley & North Elmham, Breckland7,482 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.1% no carLong Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham, South Norfolk11,555 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.2% no carHockering, Mattishall & Cranworth, Breckland7,250 residents · 78.3% owned · 7.2% no car

Most similar within Mid Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham, Mid Suffolk9,435 residents · 72.3% owned · 9.3% no carClaydon & Bramford, Mid Suffolk7,653 residents · 78.2% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton

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

Tenure

Owned75.9%
2,478 households
Social rented12.9%
421 households
Private rented9.7%
316 households
Shared ownership1.5%
49 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.6%
1,554 households
Semi-detached37.8%
1,234 households
Terraced9%
295 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
146 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.1%
1,177 households
1 car or van in household35.9%
1,170 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.1%
590 households
No cars or vans in household10%
326 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,428 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
877 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
756 households
1 bedroom6.2%
203 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,283 households
One-person household26.2%
855 households
Other household types3.8%
124 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.6%
1,422 households
1 person in household26.3%
857 households
3 people in household14.6%
476 households
4 people in household11.4%
373 households
5 people in household2.8%
91 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.5%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,057 residents
15–2913.6%
1,006 residents
30–4415.9%
1,172 residents
45–6428.9%
2,128 residents
65 and over27.3%
2,013 residents
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
7,265 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
26 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
19 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
1,761 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
654 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
3,527 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,634 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.4%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
892 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,400 residents
Good health35.7%
2,636 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,022 residents
Bad health3.6%
266 residents
Very bad health0.7%
54 residents
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
6,098 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,279 residents
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
1,670 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,095 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton · 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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