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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006314

Bungay & the Saints

Bungay & the Saints is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,261 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,261

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,329

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Market Rasen & Brookenby, West Lindsey9,727 residents · 69.7% owned · 15.2% no carPickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carAxminster, East Devon9,813 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.2% no carAcle & Reedham, Broadland6,025 residents · 72.4% owned · 12.4% no carMelton Constable, Briston & Little Snoring, North Norfolk5,976 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no car

Most similar within East Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Saxmundham & Coldfair Green, East Suffolk9,699 residents · 65.8% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bungay & the Saints

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

Tenure

Owned67.3%
2,242 households
Private rented18.7%
623 households
Social rented13.3%
444 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.3%
1,473 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,013 households
Terraced17.5%
582 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
130 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,389 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
1,053 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
457 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
426 households
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,437 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
879 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
756 households
1 bedroom7.6%
254 households
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,042 households
One-person household34.1%
1,134 households
Other household types4.5%
151 households
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,288 households
1 person in household34.1%
1,134 households
3 people in household12.1%
402 households
4 people in household10.4%
344 households
5 people in household3.3%
108 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
1,025 residents
15–2913.1%
954 residents
30–4415.5%
1,128 residents
45–6427.3%
1,980 residents
65 and over30%
2,178 residents
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
6,998 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
146 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
1,752 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
669 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
3,298 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.3%
2,797 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
3,051 residents
Good health36.5%
2,653 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,126 residents
Bad health4.5%
327 residents
Very bad health1.4%
104 residents
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%
5,732 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%
1,529 residents
Bungay & the Saints · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.4%
1,543 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,222 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
466 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Bungay & the Saints · 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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