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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006291

Wickham Market & Melton

Wickham Market & Melton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,670 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,670

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,594

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

342.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.5%

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.

Matlock North, Derbyshire Dales9,391 residents · 78.3% owned · 12.9% no carArnside, Milnthorpe & Holme, South Lakeland7,970 residents · 79.2% owned · 9.6% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carAmberley, Pulborough & Storrington, Horsham9,866 residents · 66.2% owned · 13.7% no carEasingwold & Stillington, Hambleton9,305 residents · 69.9% owned · 11.6% no carSomerton, South Somerset6,237 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wickham Market & Melton

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

Tenure

Owned70.8%
2,544 households
Social rented16%
574 households
Private rented12.7%
457 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.4%
1,489 households
Semi-detached32%
1,149 households
Terraced14.7%
529 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
345 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
36 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,511 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,215 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
440 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
430 households
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
1,363 households
4 or more bedrooms30.5%
1,097 households
2 bedrooms23.7%
851 households
1 bedroom7.9%
283 households
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
2,357 households
One-person household32.1%
1,155 households
Other household types2.3%
83 households
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41%
1,473 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,155 households
3 people in household13.6%
489 households
4 people in household9.5%
342 households
5 people in household2.7%
97 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,091 residents
15–2913.6%
1,041 residents
30–4414.3%
1,100 residents
45–6428.3%
2,170 residents
65 and over29.6%
2,268 residents
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,442 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.5%
2,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,411 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.2%
3,000 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,551 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,530 residents
Good health35.6%
2,731 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,096 residents
Bad health3.2%
248 residents
Very bad health0.9%
67 residents
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
6,338 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,335 residents
Wickham Market & Melton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.1%
1,946 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,166 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
397 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Wickham Market & Melton · 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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