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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007033

North Walsham West

North Walsham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,194 residents in North Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,194

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,888

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

597.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Horncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carBrightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no carMarch East, Fenland7,659 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.2% no carCheadle Town, Staffordshire Moorlands6,186 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.1% no carBeccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no car

Most similar within North Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Fakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Walsham West

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
1,930 households
Private rented18.7%
539 households
Social rented13.8%
399 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.8%
976 households
Semi-detached33.4%
963 households
Terraced17.2%
496 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
365 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,332 households
2 cars or vans in household25.6%
738 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
524 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
293 households
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40%
1,154 households
2 bedrooms34.9%
1,009 households
4 or more bedrooms14.2%
411 households
1 bedroom10.8%
313 households
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.1%
1,733 households
One-person household36.6%
1,056 households
Other household types3.3%
95 households
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,086 households
1 person in household36.6%
1,057 households
3 people in household12%
346 households
4 people in household9.6%
278 households
5 people in household2.8%
80 households
6 people in household1.1%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
871 residents
15–2916%
992 residents
30–4415.3%
946 residents
45–6426.6%
1,649 residents
65 and over28%
1,736 residents
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,041 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.6%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
593 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
143 residents aged 16 and over
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
2,770 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
2,410 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
72 residents aged 16 and over
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.6%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
200 residents aged 16 and over
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.3%
2,493 residents
Good health37%
2,289 residents
Fair health16%
988 residents
Bad health4.8%
297 residents
Very bad health2%
124 residents
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
4,774 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,417 residents
North Walsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.2%
1,275 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,054 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
459 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
93 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
North Walsham West · 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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