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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006305

Lowestoft Central

Lowestoft Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,734 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,734

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,365

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,784.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.7%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lowestoft Central

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

Tenure

Owned44.6%
1,945 households
Private rented42.8%
1,870 households
Social rented11.9%
520 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced71%
3,100 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
481 households
Semi-detached7.1%
312 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.6%
203 households
Detached3.3%
146 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
72 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,909 households
No cars or vans in household38.3%
1,672 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
160 households
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.8%
2,217 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
1,188 households
1 bedroom13.9%
608 households
4 or more bedrooms8.1%
355 households
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
2,479 households
One-person household38%
1,660 households
Other household types5.3%
231 households
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38%
1,660 households
2 people in household30%
1,309 households
3 people in household15.6%
680 households
4 people in household10%
437 households
5 people in household4.1%
178 households
6 people in household1.7%
73 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
2,031 residents
15–2920.1%
1,954 residents
30–4420.2%
1,962 residents
45–6425.2%
2,457 residents
65 and over13.7%
1,329 residents
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
9,257 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
170 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
47 residents
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
1,842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.2%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.7%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.4%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,271 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.7%
3,165 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations22.5%
1,707 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations19.4%
1,472 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.9%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.9%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
3,818 residents
Good health35.6%
3,466 residents
Fair health17.1%
1,663 residents
Bad health6.5%
632 residents
Very bad health1.6%
154 residents
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
7,294 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
2,439 residents
Lowestoft Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,571 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36%
1,571 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
877 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.2%
315 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
34 households
Lowestoft Central · 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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