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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006907

City Centre East

City Centre East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,113 residents in Norwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,113

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,308

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,331.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.6%

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.

Worcester Town North, Worcester7,335 residents · 44.8% owned · 36.0% no carChester Boughton West & Hoole, Cheshire West and Chester8,568 residents · 34.3% owned · 38.9% no carOld Portsmouth & Southsea Common, Portsmouth8,087 residents · 44.8% owned · 34.8% no carSouthsea West, Portsmouth6,748 residents · 36.6% owned · 38.5% no carWestbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,721 residents · 44.8% owned · 32.4% no carCentral Gloucester & Hempsted, Gloucester11,551 residents · 38.6% owned · 36.8% no car

Most similar within Norwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Town Close, Norwich10,939 residents · 43.3% owned · 37.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in City Centre East

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

Tenure

Private rented48.7%
2,097 households
Owned30.5%
1,312 households
Social rented20.1%
868 households
Shared ownership0.6%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement62.6%
2,697 households
Terraced17.4%
750 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
315 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5.5%
238 households
Semi-detached3.7%
159 households
Detached1.8%
78 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.9%
2,022 households
1 car or van in household44%
1,896 households
2 cars or vans in household7.6%
327 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.5%
64 households
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom39.9%
1,718 households
2 bedrooms39.6%
1,708 households
3 bedrooms13.1%
565 households
4 or more bedrooms7.4%
318 households
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household57.2%
2,465 households
Single family household35.7%
1,536 households
Other household types7.1%
307 households
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household57.2%
2,465 households
2 people in household31.4%
1,351 households
3 people in household6.7%
287 households
4 people in household3.8%
164 households
5 people in household0.6%
28 households
6 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.9%
562 residents
15–2931.7%
2,257 residents
30–4426.3%
1,875 residents
45–6420.1%
1,432 residents
65 and over13.9%
993 residents
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.1%
5,765 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.4%
742 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
224 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
194 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
185 residents
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.6%
3,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.4%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.2%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
166 residents aged 16 and over
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.4%
4,140 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
2,148 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.6%
237 residents aged 16 and over
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
283 residents aged 16 and over
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,121 residents
Good health36.8%
2,616 residents
Fair health13.6%
968 residents
Bad health4.3%
309 residents
Very bad health1.4%
98 residents
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,679 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,434 residents
City Centre East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
2,252 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,365 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
524 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
City Centre East · 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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