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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006816

Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft

Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,848 residents in Harborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,848

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,493

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

379.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.7%

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.

East Goscote & Queniborough, Charnwood7,720 residents · 81.8% owned · 8.9% no carChilworth, Nursling & Rownhams, Test Valley7,250 residents · 80.5% owned · 7.5% no carStoke Mandeville & Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire12,461 residents · 78.6% owned · 6.5% no carWalgrave & Moulton, West Northamptonshire11,574 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.7% no carLydiard Millicent & Purton, Wiltshire8,238 residents · 77.9% owned · 7.9% no carBrampton, the Stukeleys and the Alconburys, Huntingdonshire11,548 residents · 70.6% owned · 9.8% no car

Most similar within Harborough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kibworth & Great Glen, Harborough12,763 residents · 74.9% owned · 8.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft

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

Tenure

Owned81.9%
2,861 households
Private rented8.9%
310 households
Social rented5.9%
207 households
Shared ownership3.2%
113 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.5%
1,974 households
Semi-detached28.5%
995 households
Terraced9.7%
338 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
166 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.5%
1,379 households
1 car or van in household35.4%
1,236 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
569 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
308 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.7%
1,423 households
3 bedrooms35.6%
1,243 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
706 households
1 bedroom3.5%
123 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
2,451 households
One-person household23.3%
813 households
Other household types6.5%
228 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,282 households
1 person in household23.3%
813 households
3 people in household17.2%
600 households
4 people in household14.9%
519 households
5 people in household5%
174 households
6 people in household1.9%
66 households
7 people in household0.7%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
15 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,517 residents
15–2915.4%
1,359 residents
30–4419.3%
1,711 residents
45–6425.8%
2,284 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,977 residents
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White66.2%
5,855 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.6%
2,267 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%
315 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
260 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
152 residents
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.7%
2,871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
593 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.7%
4,387 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.2%
2,760 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,768 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52%
4,597 residents
Good health33.2%
2,937 residents
Fair health11%
977 residents
Bad health2.9%
260 residents
Very bad health0.9%
76 residents
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.9%
7,512 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.1%
1,337 residents
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.6%
1,977 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,132 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft · 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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