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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006316

Halesworth & Wangford

Halesworth & Wangford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,073 residents in East Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,073

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,396

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

154.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Rye & Winchelsea, Rother7,623 residents · 65.1% owned · 18.9% no carWatchet, Washford & Carhampton, Somerset West and Taunton7,552 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.7% no carSwaffham, Breckland8,565 residents · 64.0% owned · 17.8% no carStalham & Sea Palling, North Norfolk6,803 residents · 67.1% owned · 14.5% no carDersingham, Sandringham & Massingham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,047 residents · 68.1% owned · 11.5% no carMinehead Outer & Porlock, Somerset West and Taunton6,384 residents · 63.6% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within East Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Leiston & Aldeburgh, East Suffolk8,106 residents · 62.8% owned · 16.7% no carSouthwold, Reydon & Wrentham, East Suffolk5,842 residents · 70.0% owned · 13.5% no carBungay & the Saints, East Suffolk7,261 residents · 67.3% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Halesworth & Wangford

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

Tenure

Owned68.8%
2,336 households
Private rented15.6%
529 households
Social rented15.3%
518 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.2%
1,264 households
Detached36.7%
1,247 households
Terraced19.2%
651 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.6%
156 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
23 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.1%
1,600 households
2 cars or vans in household26.1%
886 households
No cars or vans in household15.7%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
376 households
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,452 households
2 bedrooms32.4%
1,099 households
4 or more bedrooms16.6%
565 households
1 bedroom8.2%
279 households
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
2,055 households
One-person household36.5%
1,242 households
Other household types3%
103 households
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,338 households
1 person in household36.5%
1,240 households
3 people in household11.7%
397 households
4 people in household8.1%
276 households
5 people in household2.9%
97 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
990 residents
15–2911.9%
841 residents
30–4413.4%
945 residents
45–6426.1%
1,849 residents
65 and over34.6%
2,446 residents
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
6,942 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
54 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,618 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
656 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.8%
3,071 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.1%
2,907 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.8%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
2,830 residents
Good health36.6%
2,587 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,180 residents
Bad health5.2%
371 residents
Very bad health1.5%
106 residents
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.7%
5,423 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.3%
1,650 residents
Halesworth & Wangford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.6%
1,482 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,256 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.6%
530 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Halesworth & Wangford · 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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