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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003138

Peverell

Peverell is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,541 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
7,541

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,219

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,455.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.1%

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.

Kingshill & Okus, Swindon8,572 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.7% no carKnowle Park, Bristol, City of8,640 residents · 71.4% owned · 19.8% no carAbbey Field, Colchester8,081 residents · 63.9% owned · 16.5% no carBrislington, Bristol, City of6,904 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.4% no carMeersbrook, Sheffield7,362 residents · 70.3% owned · 23.8% no carAshton, Bristol, City of7,223 residents · 70.9% owned · 19.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Peverell

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
2,323 households
Private rented25.9%
833 households
Social rented1.5%
48 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.4%
2,043 households
Semi-detached15%
484 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12%
387 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
155 households
Detached3.4%
110 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,527 households
2 cars or vans in household28.3%
910 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
565 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
217 households
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.9%
1,476 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
732 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
699 households
1 bedroom9.7%
312 households
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
2,084 households
One-person household29%
935 households
Other household types6.2%
201 households
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.4%
1,107 households
1 person in household29%
935 households
3 people in household17.4%
561 households
4 people in household14%
452 households
5 people in household3.7%
118 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,348 residents
15–2917.5%
1,320 residents
30–4422.3%
1,680 residents
45–6428.5%
2,145 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,044 residents
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
6,913 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
221 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
211 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
134 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
61 residents
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.1%
2,696 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.1%
738 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.2%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.8%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
4,081 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.2%
1,845 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
1,626 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
999 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
760 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.4%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
266 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
4,046 residents
Good health32.9%
2,479 residents
Fair health9.8%
736 residents
Bad health2.9%
216 residents
Very bad health0.9%
65 residents
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
6,428 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,116 residents
Peverell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
1,925 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
968 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.4%
271 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Peverell · 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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