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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006290

Leiston & Aldeburgh

Leiston & Aldeburgh is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,106 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,106

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,943

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

232.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Rye & Winchelsea, Rother7,623 residents · 65.1% owned · 18.9% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carStalham & Sea Palling, North Norfolk6,803 residents · 67.1% owned · 14.5% no carWymondham West, South Norfolk5,463 residents · 65.7% owned · 18.9% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no carSwaffham, Breckland8,565 residents · 64.0% owned · 17.8% no car

Most similar within East Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Halesworth & Wangford, East Suffolk7,073 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.7% no carBungay & the Saints, East Suffolk7,261 residents · 67.3% owned · 12.8% no carSaxmundham & Coldfair Green, East Suffolk9,699 residents · 65.8% owned · 12.9% no carSouthwold, Reydon & Wrentham, East Suffolk5,842 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Leiston & Aldeburgh

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

Tenure

Owned62.8%
2,476 households
Private rented18.9%
746 households
Social rented18%
709 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.9%
1,495 households
Detached27.8%
1,096 households
Terraced22.9%
902 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
309 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
53 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,817 households
2 cars or vans in household27.9%
1,101 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
657 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
368 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.1%
1,858 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
999 households
4 or more bedrooms17.2%
676 households
1 bedroom10.4%
408 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
2,264 households
One-person household38.7%
1,527 households
Other household types3.8%
151 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.7%
1,527 households
2 people in household38.2%
1,505 households
3 people in household11.1%
437 households
4 people in household8.4%
331 households
5 people in household2.5%
97 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513%
1,051 residents
15–2913.5%
1,094 residents
30–4414.1%
1,145 residents
45–6426.9%
2,182 residents
65 and over32.5%
2,636 residents
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,825 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
116 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
100 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
1,894 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
482 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
3,469 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49.2%
3,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.3%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.6%
3,210 residents
Good health38.1%
3,092 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,286 residents
Bad health5.2%
421 residents
Very bad health1.2%
97 residents
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
6,312 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,794 residents
Leiston & Aldeburgh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.4%
1,829 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,425 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
570 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Leiston & Aldeburgh · 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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