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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006280

Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere

Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,731 residents in West Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,731

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,030

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.0%

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.

Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington, Shropshire7,374 residents · 75.7% owned · 7.4% no carMarket Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna, Hinckley and Bosworth8,677 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no carBere Regis & Lytchett Matravers, Dorset5,834 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.6% no carLeavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, Babergh8,200 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.9% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carDownton & Morgan's Vale, Wiltshire7,944 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
3,071 households
Private rented11.7%
473 households
Social rented11.3%
454 households
Shared ownership0.8%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.3%
2,188 households
Semi-detached31.1%
1,255 households
Terraced10.9%
439 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
90 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.2%
1,540 households
1 car or van in household34.1%
1,375 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.6%
828 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
286 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,686 households
4 or more bedrooms34.8%
1,402 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
799 households
1 bedroom3.5%
142 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
2,856 households
One-person household24.7%
997 households
Other household types4.4%
177 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%
1,640 households
1 person in household24.8%
997 households
3 people in household15.7%
634 households
4 people in household13.4%
539 households
5 people in household4.2%
168 households
6 people in household0.8%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,525 residents
15–2913.7%
1,329 residents
30–4414.7%
1,433 residents
45–6428.4%
2,763 residents
65 and over27.6%
2,685 residents
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
9,418 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
135 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
95 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
33 residents
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35%
2,820 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
4,545 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,382 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,927 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
4,824 residents
Good health34.2%
3,331 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,194 residents
Bad health3.2%
309 residents
Very bad health0.7%
72 residents
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
8,080 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,648 residents
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
2,155 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,387 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
428 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere · 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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