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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006299

Felixstowe East

Felixstowe East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,235 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,235

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,883

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,251.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.5%

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.

Preston & Lodmoor, Dorset8,848 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.4% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carAldwick, Arun8,181 residents · 87.8% owned · 11.5% no carChurston & Galmpton, Torbay6,601 residents · 86.9% owned · 12.6% no carWest Mersea, Colchester7,221 residents · 81.2% owned · 12.9% no carSeaford Eastbourne Road, Lewes8,034 residents · 77.8% owned · 15.7% no car

Most similar within East Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oulton Broad West, East Suffolk7,323 residents · 87.4% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Felixstowe East

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

Tenure

Owned84.2%
3,271 households
Private rented10.5%
406 households
Social rented5.2%
201 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.9%
2,211 households
Semi-detached25.3%
982 households
Terraced10%
387 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.1%
197 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,746 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,178 households
No cars or vans in household13%
504 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
455 households
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,762 households
4 or more bedrooms29.3%
1,139 households
2 bedrooms19.8%
769 households
1 bedroom5.5%
213 households
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.8%
2,592 households
One-person household30.3%
1,176 households
Other household types3%
115 households
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household46.3%
1,800 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,176 households
3 people in household11.3%
438 households
4 people in household8.8%
342 households
5 people in household2.4%
93 households
6 people in household0.6%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.6%
873 residents
15–2910.5%
868 residents
30–4411.2%
922 residents
45–6427.3%
2,247 residents
65 and over40.4%
3,325 residents
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
7,953 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
119 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
112 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.5%
2,221 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.5%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
501 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.9%
3,928 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.7%
3,255 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
1,868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.5%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
797 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,416 residents
Good health37.8%
3,114 residents
Fair health16%
1,318 residents
Bad health3.7%
303 residents
Very bad health1%
84 residents
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,627 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,608 residents
Felixstowe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
1,915 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.6%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
404 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Felixstowe East · 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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