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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003002

Combe Down

Combe Down is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,328 residents in Bath and North East Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bath and North East Somerset
6,328

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,665

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,316.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.6%

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.

Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West, Lancaster10,343 residents · 65.3% owned · 25.0% no carSalisbury East Harnham, Wiltshire6,048 residents · 56.1% owned · 21.1% no carSaltaire & Baildon West, Bradford9,094 residents · 73.0% owned · 21.3% no carDarley Abbey, Derby7,013 residents · 66.9% owned · 21.4% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carTruro East, Cornwall8,458 residents · 63.3% owned · 19.7% no car

Most similar within Bath and North East Somerset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Weston, Bath and North East Somerset5,548 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.8% no carNewbridge, Bath and North East Somerset5,731 residents · 64.1% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Combe Down

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

Tenure

Owned60.6%
1,614 households
Social rented24.2%
646 households
Private rented13.7%
364 households
Shared ownership1.2%
33 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.7%
871 households
Semi-detached29.5%
785 households
Detached21%
560 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.5%
334 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,165 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
666 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
637 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
195 households
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.1%
935 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
739 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
720 households
1 bedroom10.1%
269 households
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
1,625 households
One-person household30.8%
820 households
Other household types8.2%
218 households
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
844 households
1 person in household30.8%
821 households
3 people in household16.3%
434 households
4 people in household15.5%
413 households
5 people in household4.2%
112 households
6 people in household1.2%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,264 residents
15–2919.7%
1,247 residents
30–4417.8%
1,127 residents
45–6424%
1,521 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,167 residents
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.9%
5,685 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
263 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
248 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
74 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
56 residents
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.6%
2,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
899 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
561 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.3%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
2,727 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,142 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students11.6%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
256 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
3,299 residents
Good health32.3%
2,041 residents
Fair health11.2%
710 residents
Bad health3.2%
201 residents
Very bad health1.2%
74 residents
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
5,234 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,094 residents
Combe Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%
1,391 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
849 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
328 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Combe Down · 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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