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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003084

Weston Town

Weston Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,670 residents in North Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Somerset
10,670

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,184

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,273

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

Morecambe West End, Lancaster5,744 residents · 42.4% owned · 39.3% no carRamsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carHerne Bay Parade, Canterbury7,592 residents · 50.0% owned · 32.8% no carLowestoft Harbour & Kirkley, East Suffolk7,630 residents · 37.3% owned · 41.7% no carTeignmouth South, Teignbridge6,602 residents · 51.9% owned · 33.7% no carWeymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell, Dorset9,524 residents · 47.6% owned · 37.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Weston Town

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

Tenure

Owned45.1%
2,337 households
Private rented43.2%
2,240 households
Social rented11.1%
577 households
Shared ownership0.6%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits27.3%
1,414 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.8%
1,389 households
Semi-detached24.6%
1,276 households
Terraced10.8%
558 households
Detached4.1%
212 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.5%
180 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
151 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
2,194 households
No cars or vans in household37.2%
1,927 households
2 cars or vans in household15.5%
804 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
261 households
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.5%
1,739 households
1 bedroom28.5%
1,477 households
3 bedrooms24.2%
1,253 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
717 households
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.8%
2,428 households
One-person household46%
2,384 households
Other household types7.2%
373 households
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household46%
2,384 households
2 people in household30.1%
1,559 households
3 people in household11.6%
602 households
4 people in household7.8%
404 households
5 people in household2.9%
152 households
6 people in household1%
51 households
7 people in household0.4%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
1,567 residents
15–2918.9%
2,015 residents
30–4421.2%
2,260 residents
45–6426.4%
2,813 residents
65 and over18.9%
2,015 residents
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.6%
9,667 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
447 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
234 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
166 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
158 residents
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
2,318 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.9%
1,971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
5,111 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
3,748 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
1,479 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,459 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.7%
4,233 residents
Good health33.6%
3,583 residents
Fair health18%
1,920 residents
Bad health6.6%
701 residents
Very bad health2.2%
233 residents
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.9%
7,882 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.1%
2,788 residents
Weston Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.4%
1,991 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,811 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
983 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
346 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
55 households
Weston Town · 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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