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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006302

Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton

Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,638 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,638

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,004

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

177.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.7%

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.

Holton-le-Clay, Binbrook & Tetney, East Lindsey10,199 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.6% no carHeckington, North Kesteven8,602 residents · 75.1% owned · 9.5% no carShipdham, Bradenham & Saham Toney, Breckland7,326 residents · 73.7% owned · 9.5% no carFremington & Instow, North Devon6,699 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.4% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carFleggburgh, Rollesby & Martham, Great Yarmouth8,014 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton

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

Tenure

Owned80.8%
2,427 households
Private rented13.5%
407 households
Social rented5.1%
153 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.2%
1,658 households
Semi-detached28%
841 households
Terraced11.9%
357 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
68 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.6%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,216 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
997 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
450 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
339 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,280 households
4 or more bedrooms28.8%
865 households
2 bedrooms23.1%
695 households
1 bedroom5.5%
164 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,040 households
One-person household28.1%
845 households
Other household types3.9%
117 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.2%
1,357 households
1 person in household28.2%
845 households
3 people in household13%
389 households
4 people in household9%
269 households
5 people in household3.6%
108 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
755 residents
15–2911.8%
780 residents
30–4412.7%
844 residents
45–6430.7%
2,036 residents
65 and over33.5%
2,223 residents
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
6,457 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
90 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.7%
1,559 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,168 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
999 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.5%
2,890 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.2%
2,869 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.7%
2,770 residents
Good health36.7%
2,433 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,008 residents
Bad health5.2%
343 residents
Very bad health1.3%
84 residents
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
5,247 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,391 residents
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,428 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
425 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton · 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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