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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007055

New Costessey

New Costessey is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,535 residents in South Norfolk. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,535

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,437

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,963.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.2%

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.

Thorpe St Andrew North, Broadland7,366 residents · 79.7% owned · 16.0% no carChard North & East, South Somerset7,349 residents · 65.6% owned · 14.4% no carBury St Edmunds West, West Suffolk8,747 residents · 66.5% owned · 20.4% no carHellesdon South East, Broadland5,442 residents · 84.6% owned · 13.4% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no carHailsham South & West, Wealden5,791 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.0% no car

Most similar within South Norfolk

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Diss & Roydon, South Norfolk10,921 residents · 62.9% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Costessey

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
2,480 households
Social rented15.1%
518 households
Private rented11.2%
386 households
Shared ownership1.5%
53 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.9%
1,405 households
Semi-detached36.5%
1,254 households
Terraced12%
413 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%
323 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,520 households
2 cars or vans in household28.7%
985 households
No cars or vans in household15.5%
533 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%
400 households
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.3%
1,591 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
1,020 households
4 or more bedrooms16.6%
572 households
1 bedroom7.4%
255 households
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,188 households
One-person household31.5%
1,083 households
Other household types4.9%
169 households
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,357 households
1 person in household31.5%
1,083 households
3 people in household13.9%
477 households
4 people in household10.9%
375 households
5 people in household2.9%
100 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,086 residents
15–2914.6%
1,102 residents
30–4417.8%
1,341 residents
45–6427.8%
2,092 residents
65 and over25.4%
1,916 residents
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
7,106 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
183 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
127 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
45 residents
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.2%
1,480 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.5%
1,432 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
205 residents aged 16 and over
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%
3,635 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,650 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
93 residents aged 16 and over
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
913 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
266 residents aged 16 and over
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
3,121 residents
Good health37.2%
2,806 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,192 residents
Bad health4.1%
311 residents
Very bad health1.4%
105 residents
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
6,030 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,505 residents
New Costessey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,508 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.4%
1,321 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
511 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
New Costessey · 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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