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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006298

Trimley & Kirton

Trimley & Kirton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,142 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,142

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,037

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

279

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Irchester, Wollaston & Bozeat, North Northamptonshire11,194 residents · 74.1% owned · 10.4% no carHighworth, Swindon8,368 residents · 72.2% owned · 14.6% no carBurstwick & Thorngumbald, East Riding of Yorkshire8,434 residents · 77.7% owned · 12.4% no carBurnham-on-Crouch, Maldon8,850 residents · 72.5% owned · 14.5% no carNewborough & Peakirk, Peterborough8,326 residents · 79.8% owned · 10.2% no carKearsney, River & Whitfield, Dover9,704 residents · 83.5% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Trimley & Kirton

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
3,077 households
Private rented13.8%
559 households
Social rented9.4%
379 households
Shared ownership0.5%
22 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.9%
1,693 households
Semi-detached40.1%
1,619 households
Terraced13.6%
550 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
153 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,645 households
2 cars or vans in household35.2%
1,423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
568 households
No cars or vans in household10%
404 households
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.2%
1,706 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
1,110 households
4 or more bedrooms24.1%
975 households
1 bedroom6.1%
248 households
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,770 households
One-person household28.1%
1,135 households
Other household types3.4%
138 households
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.6%
1,640 households
1 person in household28.1%
1,134 households
3 people in household15.3%
620 households
4 people in household11.4%
461 households
5 people in household3.6%
145 households
6 people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,370 residents
15–2914.1%
1,294 residents
30–4416.3%
1,491 residents
45–6430.3%
2,775 residents
65 and over24.2%
2,216 residents
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
8,860 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
156 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,761 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,367 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.2%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
4,500 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
3,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,683 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
4,180 residents
Good health36.1%
3,304 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,210 residents
Bad health3.9%
354 residents
Very bad health1%
93 residents
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
7,531 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,611 residents
Trimley & Kirton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,986 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,413 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
522 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
112 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Trimley & Kirton · 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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