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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006292

Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield

Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,783 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,783

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,836

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, Babergh8,200 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.9% no carDownton & Morgan's Vale, Wiltshire7,944 residents · 78.4% owned · 7.3% no carWhaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 81.6% owned · 5.6% no carBroadheath, Sinton & Alfrick, Malvern Hills7,666 residents · 81.2% owned · 5.6% no carAbberley, Holt Heath & Hallow, Malvern Hills8,524 residents · 77.3% owned · 5.7% no carLoggerheads & Baldwins Gate, Newcastle-under-Lyme6,933 residents · 83.4% owned · 6.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield

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

Tenure

Owned79.9%
2,267 households
Social rented9.8%
279 households
Private rented9.7%
275 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.7%
1,720 households
Semi-detached31.9%
904 households
Terraced5.6%
160 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.7%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40%
1,135 households
1 car or van in household31%
880 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.4%
636 households
No cars or vans in household6.5%
184 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.9%
1,159 households
3 bedrooms37.5%
1,062 households
2 bedrooms19.6%
556 households
1 bedroom2%
58 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.9%
2,037 households
One-person household23.5%
666 households
Other household types4.6%
131 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.7%
1,211 households
1 person in household23.5%
666 households
4 people in household14.4%
408 households
3 people in household13.9%
394 households
5 people in household4%
114 households
6 people in household1.2%
35 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
981 residents
15–2912.4%
838 residents
30–4412.8%
867 residents
45–6432.8%
2,223 residents
65 and over27.6%
1,871 residents
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
6,606 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
37 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
2,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
950 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
810 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,532 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
289 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
244 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
3,401 residents
Good health33.6%
2,279 residents
Fair health12.2%
826 residents
Bad health3%
205 residents
Very bad health1.1%
72 residents
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
5,649 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,132 residents
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%
1,605 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
925 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
255 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield · 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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