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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006268

Stowmarket West

Stowmarket West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,159 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,159

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,775

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,921.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.2%

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.

New Milton West, New Forest6,144 residents · 58.7% owned · 17.7% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carLangney East, Eastbourne8,041 residents · 64.5% owned · 23.1% no carBedworth Town, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,947 residents · 58.9% owned · 28.4% no carBirtley South, Gateshead8,274 residents · 60.7% owned · 29.5% no carWorksop Kilton, Bassetlaw11,093 residents · 66.1% owned · 20.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stowmarket West

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

Tenure

Owned57%
1,581 households
Social rented31.3%
868 households
Private rented10.5%
290 households
Shared ownership1.1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.2%
1,227 households
Detached24%
665 households
Terraced17.4%
483 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
346 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,134 households
2 cars or vans in household25.4%
706 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
678 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
258 households
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,229 households
2 bedrooms32.5%
901 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
330 households
1 bedroom11.3%
314 households
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
1,761 households
One-person household33.3%
923 households
Other household types3.2%
90 households
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,025 households
1 person in household33.3%
923 households
3 people in household13.5%
376 households
4 people in household10.6%
293 households
5 people in household4%
110 households
6 people in household1%
29 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
994 residents
15–2915.4%
947 residents
30–4416.6%
1,021 residents
45–6426%
1,605 residents
65 and over25.9%
1,597 residents
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
5,910 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
111 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
73 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
23 residents
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.6%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.2%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
755 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
2,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
2,336 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
65 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.4%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
2,468 residents
Good health36.1%
2,226 residents
Fair health17%
1,050 residents
Bad health5.3%
326 residents
Very bad health1.4%
89 residents
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8%
4,727 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.2%
1,431 residents
Stowmarket West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.5%
1,041 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,000 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.8%
576 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Stowmarket West · 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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