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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006874

Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton

Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,233 residents in South Cambridgeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,233

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,030

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

121.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

49.3%

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.

Bramley, Sherfield & the Sherbornes, Basingstoke and Deane11,111 residents · 69.8% owned · 7.3% no carBishops Tachbrook, Barford & Hatton Park, Warwick11,643 residents · 74.4% owned · 7.1% no carIslip, Arncott & Chesterton, Cherwell13,065 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.3% no carLittle Paxton, Love's Farm & Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire10,935 residents · 69.3% owned · 8.3% no carDeddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords, Cherwell9,463 residents · 69.2% owned · 7.0% no carWaddesdon & Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire9,788 residents · 67.8% owned · 8.4% no car

Most similar within South Cambridgeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hardwick & Highfields, South Cambridgeshire8,889 residents · 76.4% owned · 7.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
2,775 households
Social rented16.3%
657 households
Private rented11.5%
464 households
Shared ownership3.2%
130 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.3%
1,865 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,226 households
Terraced16.8%
676 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
192 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.8%
1,723 households
1 car or van in household35.1%
1,413 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.1%
607 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
285 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.1%
1,654 households
3 bedrooms33.2%
1,339 households
2 bedrooms21.4%
862 households
1 bedroom4.3%
174 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.2%
2,954 households
One-person household22.4%
904 households
Other household types4.4%
178 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,423 households
1 person in household22.4%
903 households
4 people in household18.2%
731 households
3 people in household17%
685 households
5 people in household5.5%
222 households
6 people in household1.4%
55 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
2,098 residents
15–2914.7%
1,506 residents
30–4421.5%
2,203 residents
45–6428.8%
2,950 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,474 residents
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.8%
8,978 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.5%
660 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
290 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
182 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
121 residents
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above49.3%
3,939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,230 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.2%
5,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30%
2,393 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
2,060 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,906 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.3%
5,551 residents
Good health33.3%
3,409 residents
Fair health9.3%
956 residents
Bad health2.5%
260 residents
Very bad health0.5%
56 residents
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.3%
8,826 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.7%
1,407 residents
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.7%
2,484 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.1%
1,132 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
329 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Papworth, Caxton & Fen Drayton · 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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