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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003133

Higher Compton & Eggbuckland

Higher Compton & Eggbuckland is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,129 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
7,129

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,056

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,011.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Hindley Green, Wigan8,521 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.2% no carScale Hall & Torrisholme, Lancaster12,192 residents · 74.0% owned · 20.6% no carHarle Syke & Lanehead, Burnley9,113 residents · 74.3% owned · 19.1% no carHigh Green & Burncross, Sheffield10,217 residents · 70.8% owned · 20.9% no carAshton-in-Makerfield West, Wigan7,206 residents · 76.8% owned · 17.2% no carBracebridge South & Swallow Beck, Lincoln11,351 residents · 75.7% owned · 16.1% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross, Plymouth8,870 residents · 68.9% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Higher Compton & Eggbuckland

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

Tenure

Owned75.2%
2,299 households
Social rented13.8%
423 households
Private rented10.4%
319 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.1%
1,502 households
Terraced29.4%
897 households
Detached17.3%
528 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
88 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,353 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
950 households
No cars or vans in household16%
490 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
263 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.1%
1,745 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
735 households
4 or more bedrooms14.7%
448 households
1 bedroom4.2%
128 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
2,119 households
One-person household26%
795 households
Other household types4.6%
141 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,209 households
1 person in household26%
795 households
3 people in household17.2%
525 households
4 people in household12.4%
380 households
5 people in household3.3%
102 households
6 people in household1.1%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,181 residents
15–2915%
1,066 residents
30–4417.6%
1,256 residents
45–6428%
1,993 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,633 residents
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
6,899 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
93 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
1,469 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.7%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,324 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,441 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
3,371 residents
Good health32.5%
2,314 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,004 residents
Bad health5.1%
361 residents
Very bad health1.1%
79 residents
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
5,657 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,470 residents
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,472 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,052 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
431 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Higher Compton & Eggbuckland · 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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