Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006295

Kesgrave West & Rushmere

Kesgrave West & Rushmere is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,325 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,325

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,990

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,459.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kesgrave West & Rushmere

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%

3,127 households

Private rented13.7%

545 households

Social rented7.7%

307 households

Shared ownership0.3%

10 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.6%

1,861 households

Semi-detached32.6%

1,302 households

Terraced13.1%

523 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%

265 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

18 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

15 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

2 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%

1,605 households

2 cars or vans in household34.6%

1,380 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%

539 households

No cars or vans in household11.7%

466 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%

1,615 households

4 or more bedrooms28.7%

1,145 households

2 bedrooms26.2%

1,047 households

1 bedroom4.6%

183 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%

2,695 households

One-person household28.2%

1,126 households

Other household types4.2%

169 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%

1,468 households

1 person in household28.2%

1,126 households

3 people in household15.5%

619 households

4 people in household14.3%

571 households

5 people in household3.8%

152 households

6 people in household0.9%

36 households

7 people in household0.3%

13 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%

1,514 residents

15–2914.9%

1,388 residents

30–4416%

1,491 residents

45–6427%

2,515 residents

65 and over25.9%

2,418 residents

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%

8,723 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%

239 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%

220 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%

98 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

44 residents

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%

2,183 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.8%

1,369 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.1%

1,312 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.5%

1,189 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%

818 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.5%

576 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

229 residents aged 16 and over

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%

4,368 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.5%

3,188 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

119 residents aged 16 and over

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%

1,726 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%

1,205 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%

998 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%

950 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%

880 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.9%

759 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%

462 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.6%

351 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%

347 residents aged 16 and over

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%

4,401 residents

Good health35.3%

3,291 residents

Fair health13.1%

1,217 residents

Bad health3.4%

320 residents

Very bad health1%

95 residents

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%

7,714 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%

1,611 residents

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.8%

2,069 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%

1,389 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%

460 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%

73 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

2 households

Kesgrave West & Rushmere · 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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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006295

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Kesgrave West & Rushmere

Usual residents

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Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Kesgrave West & Rushmere

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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