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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006266

Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham

Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,435 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,435

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,155

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

139

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Potterne & Rowde, Wiltshire8,418 residents · 73.0% owned · 7.9% no carGnosall & Haughton, Stafford9,206 residents · 77.0% owned · 8.6% no carWestbury East, Dilton Marsh & Bratton, Wiltshire6,997 residents · 79.6% owned · 8.7% no carBlofield, Lingwood & Upton, Broadland9,051 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.2% no carActon, Great Waldingfield & Bures, Babergh6,121 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.3% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Most similar within Mid Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton, Mid Suffolk7,378 residents · 75.9% owned · 10.0% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carEye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham

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

Tenure

Owned72.3%
3,004 households
Social rented17.2%
713 households
Private rented8.2%
340 households
Shared ownership2.2%
91 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.2%
2,294 households
Semi-detached31.1%
1,292 households
Terraced9.1%
379 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
144 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.2%
1,587 households
1 car or van in household33.8%
1,405 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.7%
775 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
388 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.8%
1,529 households
4 or more bedrooms34.8%
1,444 households
2 bedrooms21.5%
893 households
1 bedroom7%
289 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,907 households
One-person household26%
1,082 households
Other household types4%
166 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.9%
1,822 households
1 person in household26%
1,082 households
3 people in household14.2%
589 households
4 people in household10.8%
448 households
5 people in household3.7%
154 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
1,320 residents
15–2913%
1,228 residents
30–4414.6%
1,380 residents
45–6429.4%
2,776 residents
65 and over28.9%
2,731 residents
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
9,207 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
107 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
62 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,664 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,329 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
4,420 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
3,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,854 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.8%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,178 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
4,266 residents
Good health37.4%
3,525 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,208 residents
Bad health3.7%
352 residents
Very bad health0.9%
84 residents
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
7,763 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,673 residents
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,129 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,415 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
517 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham · 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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