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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006773

Comberton

Comberton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,224 residents in Wyre Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,224

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,794

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,781.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Deal North & West, Dover7,127 residents · 71.5% owned · 22.1% no carDroitwich Spa Central, Wychavon5,869 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.0% no carThornes, Wakefield6,091 residents · 66.0% owned · 26.5% no carGrantham North East, South Kesteven10,026 residents · 62.7% owned · 22.7% no carGorleston South & Beach, Great Yarmouth8,506 residents · 66.2% owned · 21.9% no carRetford East, Bassetlaw8,821 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Comberton

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
2,365 households
Social rented18.2%
690 households
Private rented18.1%
686 households
Shared ownership1.2%
45 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.7%
1,090 households
Detached27.9%
1,059 households
Semi-detached26.1%
989 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.7%
558 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
63 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,635 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
1,042 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
792 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
323 households
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,675 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
1,067 households
4 or more bedrooms15.8%
600 households
1 bedroom11.9%
450 households
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.2%
2,246 households
One-person household36.2%
1,374 households
Other household types4.5%
172 households
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.2%
1,374 households
2 people in household35.2%
1,336 households
3 people in household13.6%
517 households
4 people in household10.1%
383 households
5 people in household3.6%
135 households
6 people in household0.8%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,260 residents
15–2914.9%
1,229 residents
30–4416.7%
1,377 residents
45–6425.7%
2,111 residents
65 and over27.3%
2,248 residents
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
7,819 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
167 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
144 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
47 residents
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,732 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.3%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%
3,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
3,122 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.7%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40%
3,289 residents
Good health37.1%
3,048 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,303 residents
Bad health5.3%
433 residents
Very bad health1.8%
151 residents
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
6,405 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,820 residents
Comberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,632 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,379 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
604 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Comberton · 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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