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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003127

King's Tamerton & West Park

King's Tamerton & West Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,532 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
7,532

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,075

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,946.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

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.

Woodhouse, Mansfield8,316 residents · 55.1% owned · 25.1% no carLeigh North, Wigan8,167 residents · 53.5% owned · 28.0% no carGorleston West, Great Yarmouth7,418 residents · 50.4% owned · 29.4% no carKimberworth Park, Rotherham7,207 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.8% no carTaunton Pyrland & Priorswood, Somerset West and Taunton6,901 residents · 49.5% owned · 24.2% no carLangney West, Eastbourne7,392 residents · 57.1% owned · 18.6% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Efford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carHonicknowle & Manadon, Plymouth9,179 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in King's Tamerton & West Park

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

Tenure

Owned55.6%
1,710 households
Social rented30%
923 households
Private rented12.5%
383 households
Shared ownership1.3%
40 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.7%
1,590 households
Terraced29.6%
910 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
395 households
Detached3.6%
112 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 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%
2 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,342 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
767 households
No cars or vans in household24.7%
760 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
206 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.9%
1,659 households
2 bedrooms30%
922 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
262 households
1 bedroom7.6%
233 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,027 households
One-person household27.6%
851 households
Other household types6.5%
200 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
1,025 households
1 person in household27.7%
851 households
3 people in household17.4%
534 households
4 people in household14.3%
441 households
5 people in household5.2%
160 households
6 people in household1.5%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
1,457 residents
15–2917.5%
1,320 residents
30–4420.1%
1,511 residents
45–6425.1%
1,894 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,350 residents
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
7,290 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
98 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
65 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.2%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
415 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
169 residents aged 16 and over
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,509 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
113 residents aged 16 and over
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.5%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.7%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
308 residents aged 16 and over
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,207 residents
Good health33%
2,486 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,211 residents
Bad health6.1%
460 residents
Very bad health2.2%
168 residents
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.5%
5,614 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.5%
1,919 residents
King's Tamerton & West Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.4%
1,151 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,133 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
615 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
174 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
King's Tamerton & West Park · 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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