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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003134

North Prospect

North Prospect is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,937 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
6,937

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,880

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,594.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Winsford Over, Cheshire West and Chester6,516 residents · 46.1% owned · 23.5% no carCrewe North East, Cheshire East8,851 residents · 57.4% owned · 23.0% no carOfferton West, Stockport7,438 residents · 58.2% owned · 25.0% no carWoodsetton, Dudley7,578 residents · 56.8% owned · 24.0% no carRudheath West & Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester9,474 residents · 60.5% owned · 18.8% no carHucknall Westville, Ashfield8,873 residents · 63.0% owned · 21.8% 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 carKing's Tamerton & West Park, Plymouth7,532 residents · 55.6% owned · 24.7% no carTamerton Foliot, Plymouth8,304 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Prospect

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

Tenure

Owned51.9%
1,494 households
Social rented30.5%
879 households
Private rented13.3%
383 households
Shared ownership4%
114 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62.3%
1,795 households
Terraced19.1%
551 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
345 households
Detached4.1%
118 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,288 households
No cars or vans in household26.1%
753 households
2 cars or vans in household23.1%
664 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.1%
175 households
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.8%
1,663 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
708 households
1 bedroom10.1%
290 households
4 or more bedrooms7.6%
218 households
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.7%
1,950 households
One-person household26.5%
764 households
Other household types5.8%
166 households
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,048 households
1 person in household26.5%
765 households
3 people in household16.6%
478 households
4 people in household13.4%
385 households
5 people in household5.2%
150 households
6 people in household1.3%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.5%
1,350 residents
15–2918.6%
1,291 residents
30–4422.1%
1,534 residents
45–6424.8%
1,720 residents
65 and over15%
1,041 residents
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
6,625 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
114 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
96 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
42 residents
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.6%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
116 residents aged 16 and over
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
2,226 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
113 residents aged 16 and over
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
928 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.2%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
328 residents aged 16 and over
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,059 residents
Good health33.7%
2,336 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,013 residents
Bad health5.8%
404 residents
Very bad health1.8%
126 residents
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
5,297 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
1,640 residents
North Prospect · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
1,171 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
967 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
551 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
North Prospect · 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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