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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006270

Stowmarket East & Needham Market North

Stowmarket East & Needham Market North is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,792 residents in Mid Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,792

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,580

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,331.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

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.

Wickford South, Basildon9,722 residents · 69.4% owned · 11.6% no carNewport Pagnell South, Milton Keynes8,108 residents · 70.5% owned · 13.2% no carBiggleswade West, Central Bedfordshire11,314 residents · 64.0% owned · 16.9% no carTaunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield, Somerset West and Taunton10,737 residents · 67.6% owned · 10.1% no carSt Ives North, Huntingdonshire9,600 residents · 71.4% owned · 13.0% no carChippenham Pewsham, Wiltshire6,706 residents · 72.6% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stowmarket East & Needham Market North

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%
3,815 households
Private rented22.8%
1,270 households
Social rented7.7%
432 households
Shared ownership1.1%
60 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.8%
1,774 households
Terraced28.5%
1,593 households
Detached27.5%
1,534 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
542 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
2,384 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
1,873 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
668 households
No cars or vans in household11.7%
655 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.4%
2,141 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
1,774 households
4 or more bedrooms23%
1,286 households
1 bedroom6.8%
380 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
3,740 households
One-person household29.6%
1,653 households
Other household types3.3%
185 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
2,070 households
1 person in household29.6%
1,653 households
3 people in household15.1%
841 households
4 people in household13.8%
770 households
5 people in household3.2%
180 households
6 people in household0.9%
50 households
7 people in household0.2%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
2,264 residents
15–2918.6%
2,382 residents
30–4421.9%
2,797 residents
45–6426.8%
3,423 residents
65 and over15.1%
1,928 residents
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
12,274 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
223 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
155 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
70 residents
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
2,921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.5%
2,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,666 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,562 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
620 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.5%
7,100 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.6%
3,071 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
2,370 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
6,416 residents
Good health35.5%
4,540 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,452 residents
Bad health2.5%
320 residents
Very bad health0.5%
69 residents
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
10,918 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,878 residents
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.5%
3,096 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,887 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
492 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Stowmarket East & Needham Market North · 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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