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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006269

Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford

Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,738 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,738

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,228

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

176.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

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.

Warboys & Bury, Huntingdonshire6,950 residents · 73.8% owned · 9.7% no carMulbarton, Tasburgh & Saxlingham Nethergate, South Norfolk10,688 residents · 78.8% owned · 7.4% no carHalstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no carWitham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley, Braintree8,139 residents · 70.2% owned · 11.4% no carBayston Hill & Atcham, Shropshire8,422 residents · 76.8% owned · 9.6% no carHedingham, Gosfield & Greenstead Green, Braintree7,817 residents · 72.4% owned · 8.8% no car

Most similar within Mid Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North, Mid Suffolk8,870 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford

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

Tenure

Owned79.2%
2,555 households
Private rented13.2%
425 households
Social rented7.2%
231 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.8%
1,512 households
Semi-detached35.6%
1,151 households
Terraced10.4%
335 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
179 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.8%
1,220 households
1 car or van in household36.6%
1,182 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.2%
555 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
272 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%
1,409 households
4 or more bedrooms29.6%
957 households
2 bedrooms21%
679 households
1 bedroom5.7%
184 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.5%
2,245 households
One-person household26.4%
853 households
Other household types4%
130 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,275 households
1 person in household26.4%
853 households
3 people in household15.5%
499 households
4 people in household13.2%
426 households
5 people in household4.2%
135 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,213 residents
15–2916%
1,237 residents
30–4417.1%
1,325 residents
45–6427.9%
2,159 residents
65 and over23.3%
1,802 residents
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,514 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
103 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
1,918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
729 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
3,884 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,575 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
721 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
383 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
3,763 residents
Good health35%
2,710 residents
Fair health12.6%
972 residents
Bad health3.2%
247 residents
Very bad health0.6%
44 residents
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
6,393 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,345 residents
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.7%
1,798 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,033 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.3%
332 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford · 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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