Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003122

Glenholt & Widewell

Glenholt & Widewell is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,305 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth

7,305

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,150

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,022.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glenholt & Widewell

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

Tenure

Owned80.8%

2,546 households

Private rented12.1%

381 households

Social rented5.9%

186 households

Shared ownership1.2%

37 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.8%

1,381 households

Semi-detached26.3%

830 households

Terraced19%

597 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure6.5%

204 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%

103 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%

24 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

6 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

5 households

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%

1,437 households

2 cars or vans in household33%

1,039 households

No cars or vans in household11.4%

358 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%

317 households

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%

1,367 households

4 or more bedrooms32.3%

1,017 households

2 bedrooms19.5%

615 households

1 bedroom4.9%

153 households

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.5%

2,222 households

One-person household25.4%

802 households

Other household types4.1%

128 households

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.5%

1,371 households

1 person in household25.5%

802 households

3 people in household14.5%

456 households

4 people in household11.6%

366 households

5 people in household3.6%

113 households

6 people in household0.9%

29 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%

1,120 residents

15–2912.3%

900 residents

30–4416.3%

1,192 residents

45–6426.2%

1,917 residents

65 and over29.8%

2,177 residents

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%

6,949 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%

127 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%

103 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%

70 residents

Other ethnic group0.8%

55 residents

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%

1,860 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.3%

1,181 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications17.1%

1,045 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12.8%

785 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%

568 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.2%

504 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.9%

178 residents aged 16 and over

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.4%

3,144 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive47%

2,878 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

98 residents aged 16 and over

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%

1,451 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%

930 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%

787 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%

740 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.5%

645 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%

540 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%

389 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%

380 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.2%

259 residents aged 16 and over

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%

3,484 residents

Good health32.7%

2,390 residents

Fair health13.9%

1,016 residents

Bad health4.4%

318 residents

Very bad health1.3%

97 residents

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%

5,841 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20%

1,464 residents

Glenholt & Widewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.8%

1,633 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%

1,074 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%

390 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Glenholt & Widewell · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003122

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Glenholt & Widewell

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Glenholt & Widewell

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.