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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006306

Normanston & Oulton Broad East

Normanston & Oulton Broad East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,289 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,289

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,322

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,419.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.4%

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.

Mid Worle, North Somerset8,660 residents · 72.2% owned · 21.1% no carWalmer, Dover7,716 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.8% no carHarwich Parkeston, Tendring7,863 residents · 61.0% owned · 24.2% no carWalton, Peterborough8,444 residents · 69.8% owned · 19.7% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no carComberton, Wyre Forest8,224 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.9% no car

Most similar within East Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Normanston & Oulton Broad East

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
2,316 households
Private rented16.4%
544 households
Social rented13.5%
448 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.6%
1,284 households
Terraced25%
832 households
Detached23.8%
790 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
240 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.2%
106 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 shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,521 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
846 households
No cars or vans in household20.5%
682 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
275 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.5%
1,812 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
845 households
4 or more bedrooms11.2%
373 households
1 bedroom8.8%
294 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
2,025 households
One-person household34.7%
1,155 households
Other household types4.4%
146 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,175 households
1 person in household34.7%
1,155 households
3 people in household13.8%
460 households
4 people in household11.1%
368 households
5 people in household3.8%
125 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,169 residents
15–2915.1%
1,099 residents
30–4417.6%
1,281 residents
45–6424.7%
1,801 residents
65 and over26.6%
1,940 residents
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,067 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
88 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.2%
1,466 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.4%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
3,147 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
2,827 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.3%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
2,951 residents
Good health35.9%
2,619 residents
Fair health17%
1,239 residents
Bad health5.2%
382 residents
Very bad health1.3%
96 residents
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
5,625 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,664 residents
Normanston & Oulton Broad East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.4%
1,342 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,212 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Normanston & Oulton Broad 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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