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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006275

Howard Estate & Northgate

Howard Estate & Northgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,999 residents in West Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,999

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,926

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,861.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Yeovil Milford Park, South Somerset7,865 residents · 49.0% owned · 23.5% no carSouth Ham & West Ham, Basingstoke and Deane7,845 residents · 48.6% owned · 26.3% no carTomkinson Road, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,491 residents · 59.6% owned · 25.1% no carBocking, Braintree7,451 residents · 51.4% owned · 22.1% no carBraintree South, Braintree9,832 residents · 58.4% owned · 18.4% no carCorby North, North Northamptonshire9,333 residents · 59.8% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Howard Estate & Northgate

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

Tenure

Owned47.7%
1,396 households
Social rented40.2%
1,176 households
Private rented11.2%
329 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.5%
1,212 households
Semi-detached31.8%
930 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.1%
528 households
Detached7.1%
207 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,260 households
2 cars or vans in household25.7%
751 households
No cars or vans in household23.5%
688 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
227 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.7%
1,600 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
775 households
1 bedroom11.7%
341 households
4 or more bedrooms7.2%
210 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,899 households
One-person household29.4%
859 households
Other household types5.7%
168 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.8%
960 households
1 person in household29.3%
858 households
3 people in household17.3%
505 households
4 people in household13.6%
399 households
5 people in household4.7%
137 households
6 people in household1.7%
51 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.8%
1,316 residents
15–2918.7%
1,307 residents
30–4419.6%
1,369 residents
45–6426.2%
1,833 residents
65 and over16.8%
1,176 residents
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
6,644 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
129 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
122 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
49 residents
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.4%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
3,485 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
1,991 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.2%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,989 residents
Good health37%
2,588 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,043 residents
Bad health4.4%
306 residents
Very bad health1%
73 residents
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
5,659 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,340 residents
Howard Estate & Northgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,191 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,044 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
548 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Howard Estate & Northgate · 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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