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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006267

Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham

Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,348 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,348

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,502

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.3%

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.

Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp, Braintree5,971 residents · 77.1% owned · 5.9% no carHolme, Melbourne & Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire8,697 residents · 82.6% owned · 6.0% no carSteeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham, Braintree7,021 residents · 76.6% owned · 6.5% no carDoveridge, Brailsford & Bradley, Derbyshire Dales8,264 residents · 77.5% owned · 5.9% no carLeavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, Babergh8,200 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.9% no carWhaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 81.6% owned · 5.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham

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

Tenure

Owned77.5%
2,714 households
Private rented14.3%
502 households
Social rented7.6%
267 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61.1%
2,140 households
Semi-detached27.4%
961 households
Terraced7.8%
273 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
48 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.9%
1,362 households
1 car or van in household30.3%
1,062 households
3 or more cars or vans in household24.8%
869 households
No cars or vans in household5.9%
208 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.6%
1,386 households
3 bedrooms36.8%
1,290 households
2 bedrooms19.1%
669 households
1 bedroom4.5%
157 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%
2,515 households
One-person household23.4%
819 households
Other household types4.8%
169 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.4%
1,485 households
1 person in household23.4%
819 households
3 people in household14.8%
518 households
4 people in household13.4%
468 households
5 people in household4.6%
162 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,163 residents
15–2913.2%
1,105 residents
30–4413.6%
1,133 residents
45–6432.8%
2,736 residents
65 and over26.5%
2,211 residents
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
8,148 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.3%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
680 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
4,107 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
2,856 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,654 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.3%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,011 residents
Good health36.4%
3,043 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,013 residents
Bad health2.5%
212 residents
Very bad health0.8%
70 residents
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
7,033 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,314 residents
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,931 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,176 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham · 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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