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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003129

Crownhill

Crownhill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,411 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
6,411

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,815

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,917.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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.

Scale Hall & Torrisholme, Lancaster12,192 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.6% no carHartburn, Stockton-on-Tees6,046 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.2% no carHarle Syke & Lanehead, Burnley9,113 residents · 74.3% owned · 19.1% no carOutwood West, Wakefield8,500 residents · 71.1% owned · 21.6% no carBattyeford, Kirklees6,549 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.6% no carGarforth West, Leeds6,299 residents · 69.3% owned · 22.9% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe, Plymouth7,440 residents · 72.6% owned · 13.9% no carPlympton St Maurice, Plymouth7,324 residents · 67.7% owned · 17.1% no carHigher Compton & Eggbuckland, Plymouth7,129 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.0% no carHam, Beacon Park & Pennycross, Plymouth8,870 residents · 68.9% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crownhill

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
1,833 households
Private rented18.4%
517 households
Social rented16.1%
454 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.2%
1,104 households
Terraced29%
817 households
Detached22.3%
629 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.6%
213 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,238 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
835 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
515 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
228 households
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.5%
1,393 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
634 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
509 households
1 bedroom9.9%
278 households
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.7%
1,878 households
One-person household29.8%
839 households
Other household types3.4%
97 households
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,043 households
1 person in household29.8%
839 households
3 people in household15.4%
433 households
4 people in household12.7%
358 households
5 people in household3.7%
104 households
6 people in household1%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,132 residents
15–2914.5%
931 residents
30–4419.7%
1,265 residents
45–6425.5%
1,634 residents
65 and over22.6%
1,449 residents
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
6,083 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
89 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
81 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
42 residents
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.8%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
819 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
3,002 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,130 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
3,129 residents
Good health32.6%
2,091 residents
Fair health13.1%
838 residents
Bad health4.2%
271 residents
Very bad health1.3%
82 residents
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
5,131 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,280 residents
Crownhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,393 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
365 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Crownhill · 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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