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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003135

Keyham

Keyham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,076 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
7,076

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,931

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,699.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

Buckland & St Radigunds, Dover13,604 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.2% no carOvenden East, Calderdale5,612 residents · 45.9% owned · 39.3% no carEast Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen5,971 residents · 53.3% owned · 32.7% no carHebburn North, South Tyneside9,055 residents · 51.2% owned · 34.5% no carBirchwood West, Lincoln7,321 residents · 47.9% owned · 27.5% no carHeywood Heap Bridge & Darnhill, Rochdale8,981 residents · 55.1% owned · 28.0% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tamerton Foliot, Plymouth8,304 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.2% no carSouthway, Plymouth8,727 residents · 54.4% owned · 23.7% no carHonicknowle & Manadon, Plymouth9,179 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.3% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Keyham

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

Tenure

Owned45.4%
1,332 households
Social rented30.8%
902 households
Private rented21.7%
637 households
Shared ownership1.9%
57 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.5%
1,804 households
Semi-detached20.5%
602 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
258 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
139 households
Detached3.5%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,365 households
No cars or vans in household29.2%
857 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
589 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
120 households
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44.7%
1,309 households
3 bedrooms41.1%
1,206 households
1 bedroom8.5%
248 households
4 or more bedrooms5.7%
168 households
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,909 households
One-person household28.6%
838 households
Other household types6.3%
184 households
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.4%
1,038 households
1 person in household28.6%
838 households
3 people in household18.3%
535 households
4 people in household11.1%
325 households
5 people in household4.5%
131 households
6 people in household1.3%
39 households
7 people in household0.7%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.8%
1,473 residents
15–2920.3%
1,438 residents
30–4422.3%
1,579 residents
45–6424.1%
1,703 residents
65 and over12.5%
885 residents
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
6,630 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
166 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
133 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
62 residents
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications20.6%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,299 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
2,119 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.4%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
854 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.9%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
3,081 residents
Good health33.9%
2,401 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,069 residents
Bad health5.7%
401 residents
Very bad health1.8%
125 residents
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
5,413 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,663 residents
Keyham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.8%
1,195 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
988 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
569 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Keyham · 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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