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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006303

Gunton West

Gunton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,982 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,982

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,328

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,833.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.4%

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.

Leigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carNewtonmoor, Tameside7,438 residents · 52.2% owned · 28.9% no carBirchen Coppice, Wyre Forest6,098 residents · 46.4% owned · 27.3% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no carYarmouth North, Great Yarmouth5,900 residents · 57.3% owned · 31.3% no carDane Valley & Northdown Hill, Thanet7,721 residents · 50.4% owned · 28.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gunton West

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

Tenure

Owned49.1%
1,633 households
Social rented36.7%
1,222 households
Private rented13.7%
456 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.7%
1,254 households
Semi-detached29.4%
980 households
Detached18.3%
610 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
415 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,376 households
No cars or vans in household28.3%
941 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
757 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
253 households
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.1%
1,666 households
2 bedrooms18.5%
614 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
536 households
1 bedroom15.4%
511 households
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,050 households
One-person household33%
1,095 households
Other household types5.4%
178 households
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
1,095 households
2 people in household30.5%
1,016 households
3 people in household15%
499 households
4 people in household12.5%
416 households
5 people in household6.3%
209 households
6 people in household1.8%
61 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
1,617 residents
15–2917.2%
1,375 residents
30–4418.4%
1,470 residents
45–6425.4%
2,029 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,490 residents
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
7,779 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
86 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
60 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.3%
1,703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.4%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
861 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
404 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
3,286 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
2,853 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.3%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.4%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
3,277 residents
Good health34.2%
2,728 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,304 residents
Bad health6.5%
516 residents
Very bad health2%
157 residents
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.3%
6,007 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.7%
1,973 residents
Gunton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
1,155 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22%
732 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.1%
269 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Gunton West · 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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