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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006826

South Newmarket & Racecourse

South Newmarket & Racecourse is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,751 residents in West Suffolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,751

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,803

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,003.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

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.

Central Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no carGrantham South East, South Kesteven12,267 residents · 50.8% owned · 25.2% no carSalisbury Churchfields, Wiltshire6,905 residents · 58.2% owned · 26.0% no carHoddesdon Town, Broxbourne7,896 residents · 58.6% owned · 20.8% no carBanbury Grimsbury, Cherwell12,600 residents · 40.3% owned · 29.4% no carTaunton North Town, Somerset West and Taunton11,305 residents · 52.5% owned · 24.8% no car

Most similar within West Suffolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Newmarket, Studlands & Exning, West Suffolk9,331 residents · 49.3% owned · 17.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Newmarket & Racecourse

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

Tenure

Owned49.6%
2,384 households
Private rented31.9%
1,534 households
Social rented17.9%
860 households
Shared ownership0.5%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.5%
1,368 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.2%
1,211 households
Semi-detached25.2%
1,208 households
Detached15.5%
746 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
161 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
2,215 households
2 cars or vans in household24.5%
1,176 households
No cars or vans in household23%
1,103 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%
310 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.4%
1,941 households
3 bedrooms35.3%
1,696 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
591 households
1 bedroom12%
575 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.5%
2,475 households
One-person household41.9%
2,011 households
Other household types6.6%
318 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%
2,009 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,568 households
3 people in household12.9%
620 households
4 people in household9.1%
437 households
5 people in household2.4%
115 households
6 people in household0.6%
30 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,480 residents
15–2918.7%
1,820 residents
30–4423.8%
2,326 residents
45–6423.7%
2,307 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,820 residents
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.1%
8,589 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
581 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
284 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
143 residents
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
2,328 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.5%
1,678 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
288 residents aged 16 and over
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
5,470 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.7%
2,594 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
125 residents aged 16 and over
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,639 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.3%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
462 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
315 residents aged 16 and over
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
4,725 residents
Good health36.1%
3,518 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,160 residents
Bad health2.8%
277 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
8,334 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,419 residents
South Newmarket & Racecourse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
2,404 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,748 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
115 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
South Newmarket & Racecourse · 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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