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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006908

Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South

Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,562 residents in Norwich. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,562

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,016

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,108.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.4%

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 Stafford, Stafford9,443 residents · 37.6% owned · 33.1% no carCentral Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no carBury St Edmunds Central, West Suffolk8,377 residents · 45.7% owned · 25.5% no carCentral Chesterfield & Stonegravels, Chesterfield9,584 residents · 44.6% owned · 31.9% no carFairfield & Howley, Warrington11,285 residents · 40.4% owned · 32.4% no carCentral Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no car

Most similar within Norwich

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Catton & Mousehold North, Norwich10,352 residents · 48.3% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South

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

Tenure

Owned40.5%
1,222 households
Private rented29.5%
890 households
Social rented29.4%
888 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement48.6%
1,467 households
Terraced27.2%
820 households
Semi-detached10.5%
317 households
Detached9.1%
274 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
98 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.1%
1,481 households
No cars or vans in household33.5%
1,011 households
2 cars or vans in household14.8%
446 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.6%
79 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms45.2%
1,364 households
3 bedrooms26%
784 households
1 bedroom19.5%
590 households
4 or more bedrooms9.3%
280 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.3%
1,458 households
One-person household45.8%
1,384 households
Other household types5.9%
177 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.8%
1,384 households
2 people in household35.6%
1,074 households
3 people in household11.1%
335 households
4 people in household5.7%
173 households
5 people in household1.3%
39 households
6 people in household0.4%
11 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%
728 residents
15–2922.1%
1,230 residents
30–4425.7%
1,427 residents
45–6423.9%
1,327 residents
65 and over15.3%
850 residents
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.8%
5,051 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
202 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
82 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
72 residents
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.4%
1,891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
801 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
3,159 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.7%
1,570 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
252 residents aged 16 and over
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
2,370 residents
Good health37.8%
2,104 residents
Fair health13.7%
764 residents
Bad health4.8%
267 residents
Very bad health1%
58 residents
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
4,452 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,112 residents
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,520 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
938 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Thorpe Hamlet & Mousehold South · 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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