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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006294

Woodbridge

Woodbridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,880 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,880

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,825

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,551.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.0%

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.

Barnard's Green, Malvern Hills5,989 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no carWells Town, Mendip8,317 residents · 65.5% owned · 20.9% no carTavistock, West Devon12,672 residents · 69.4% owned · 17.7% no carSherborne, Dorset10,361 residents · 60.7% owned · 18.9% no carEastgate & Southgate, West Suffolk8,321 residents · 64.7% owned · 22.0% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woodbridge

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
2,592 households
Private rented16.9%
648 households
Social rented14.9%
571 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached30.1%
1,148 households
Terraced27.9%
1,064 households
Semi-detached25.5%
973 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
464 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
66 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
25 households
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
1,817 households
2 cars or vans in household25.8%
987 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
686 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
334 households
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
1,574 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
1,008 households
4 or more bedrooms22.1%
843 households
1 bedroom10.4%
397 households
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,252 households
One-person household38.8%
1,483 households
Other household types2.4%
92 households
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.8%
1,483 households
2 people in household36.6%
1,400 households
3 people in household12.4%
473 households
4 people in household8.8%
338 households
5 people in household2.5%
96 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
1,005 residents
15–2913%
1,022 residents
30–4413.3%
1,051 residents
45–6426.8%
2,115 residents
65 and over34.1%
2,688 residents
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
7,537 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
174 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
96 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
29 residents
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40%
2,715 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.4%
3,354 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.1%
3,328 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,722 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
763 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
3,404 residents
Good health35.9%
2,825 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,195 residents
Bad health4.7%
370 residents
Very bad health1.1%
85 residents
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
6,188 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,692 residents
Woodbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
1,917 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
429 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Woodbridge · 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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