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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003132

Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross

Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,870 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
8,870

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,740

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,744.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Harle Syke & Lanehead, Burnley9,113 residents · 74.3% owned · 19.1% no carScale Hall & Torrisholme, Lancaster12,192 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.6% no carYeovil Preston Plucknett, South Somerset7,200 residents · 64.6% owned · 16.1% no carBlack Lane, Bury7,675 residents · 72.2% owned · 19.8% no carReddish Vale View, Stockport7,004 residents · 70.4% owned · 23.2% no carCentral Reddish, Stockport8,298 residents · 72.9% owned · 19.7% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Higher Compton & Eggbuckland, Plymouth7,129 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.0% no carCrownhill, Plymouth6,411 residents · 65.1% owned · 18.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
2,577 households
Social rented16.7%
625 households
Private rented13.2%
493 households
Shared ownership1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.9%
1,792 households
Terraced32%
1,196 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
419 households
Detached6.4%
238 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,730 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
1,033 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
730 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
247 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
2,012 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
927 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
489 households
1 bedroom8.3%
312 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
2,524 households
One-person household28.1%
1,050 households
Other household types4.5%
167 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.4%
1,322 households
1 person in household28.1%
1,050 households
3 people in household16.8%
628 households
4 people in household14%
525 households
5 people in household4.3%
162 households
6 people in household0.9%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,719 residents
15–2915.8%
1,400 residents
30–4420.5%
1,819 residents
45–6425.8%
2,289 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,642 residents
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.6%
8,389 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
252 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
126 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
36 residents
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
4,229 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,717 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
470 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,227 residents
Good health33.5%
2,973 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,190 residents
Bad health4.1%
364 residents
Very bad health1.3%
115 residents
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
7,064 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,806 residents
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,784 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,246 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
553 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross · 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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