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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003125

Ernesettle

Ernesettle is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,029 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
6,029

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,733

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,857.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.3%

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.

Brunshaw & Brownside, Burnley6,028 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.7% no carEastwood Town, Broxtowe6,221 residents · 53.6% owned · 28.5% no carDunston, Chesterfield8,004 residents · 49.3% owned · 30.2% no carCotmanhay, Erewash7,027 residents · 49.4% owned · 30.2% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carBlyth Isabella, Northumberland7,822 residents · 49.3% owned · 32.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ernesettle

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

Tenure

Owned54.3%
1,485 households
Social rented31.8%
869 households
Private rented12.6%
345 households
Shared ownership0.7%
19 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.5%
1,135 households
Terraced29.1%
796 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.1%
466 households
Detached6.8%
186 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%
132 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 warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,239 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
699 households
2 cars or vans in household22.1%
605 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
190 households
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,073 households
2 bedrooms33.2%
906 households
1 bedroom17.8%
487 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
267 households
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
1,677 households
One-person household34.3%
936 households
Other household types4.4%
119 households
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
965 households
1 person in household34.3%
937 households
3 people in household15.8%
432 households
4 people in household9.3%
253 households
5 people in household3.3%
91 households
6 people in household1.6%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
986 residents
15–2917.4%
1,047 residents
30–4416.8%
1,011 residents
45–6428.5%
1,719 residents
65 and over21%
1,265 residents
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
5,891 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
55 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.6%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.3%
909 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
763 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship9.1%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
2,647 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
2,250 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.5%
920 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.5%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
2,366 residents
Good health33.8%
2,036 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,054 residents
Bad health7.6%
459 residents
Very bad health1.9%
114 residents
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.7%
4,385 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.3%
1,644 residents
Ernesettle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,015 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.7%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
570 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.9%
189 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Ernesettle · 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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