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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003124

Tamerton Foliot

Tamerton Foliot is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,304 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
8,304

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,547

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,002.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Leigh West, Wigan8,321 residents · 57.3% owned · 25.2% no carOfferton West, Stockport7,438 residents · 58.2% owned · 25.0% no carBirchwood West, Lincoln7,321 residents · 47.9% owned · 27.5% no carHadfield West & Gamesley, High Peak7,028 residents · 58.7% owned · 23.9% no carCastleford West, Wakefield9,755 residents · 57.8% owned · 28.2% no carHebburn North, South Tyneside9,055 residents · 51.2% owned · 34.5% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Southway, Plymouth8,727 residents · 54.4% owned · 23.7% no carHonicknowle & Manadon, Plymouth9,179 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.3% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carKeyham, Plymouth7,076 residents · 45.4% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tamerton Foliot

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

Tenure

Owned52.6%
1,864 households
Social rented31%
1,098 households
Private rented13.8%
489 households
Shared ownership2.4%
84 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.5%
1,364 households
Semi-detached30.8%
1,093 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
644 households
Detached7.2%
256 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5%
177 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,574 households
2 cars or vans in household24.5%
871 households
No cars or vans in household24.2%
859 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
245 households
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.8%
1,481 households
2 bedrooms35.9%
1,275 households
1 bedroom12.1%
428 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
363 households
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,324 households
One-person household30.3%
1,076 households
Other household types4.1%
146 households
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
1,175 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,076 households
3 people in household17.8%
633 households
4 people in household13%
461 households
5 people in household4%
143 households
6 people in household1.3%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.2%
1,758 residents
15–2917.3%
1,434 residents
30–4420.3%
1,688 residents
45–6425.4%
2,111 residents
65 and over15.8%
1,315 residents
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
7,933 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
140 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
80 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
52 residents
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
519 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,807 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,547 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.7%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.5%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,632 residents
Good health33.7%
2,797 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,230 residents
Bad health5.9%
493 residents
Very bad health1.8%
151 residents
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
6,388 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,913 residents
Tamerton Foliot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41%
1,455 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,178 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
698 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
204 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Tamerton Foliot · 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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