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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003145

Stoke & Pennycomequick

Stoke & Pennycomequick is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,674 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
6,674

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,863

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,502.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

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.

East Worthing, Worthing7,811 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.8% no carHarbour, Victoria & Wooler Road, Hartlepool10,532 residents · 58.2% owned · 29.8% no carFaversham East, Swale11,463 residents · 62.3% owned · 23.4% no carOld Hastings, Hastings7,293 residents · 63.5% owned · 28.5% no carCowes Central, Isle of Wight7,800 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.5% no carClevedon Central, North Somerset8,032 residents · 64.9% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stoke & Pennycomequick

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
1,692 households
Private rented27.4%
784 households
Social rented12.3%
351 households
Shared ownership1.1%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48%
1,374 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.5%
557 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.7%
393 households
Semi-detached11.3%
324 households
Detached5.2%
149 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,334 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
728 households
2 cars or vans in household21.7%
621 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
180 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.3%
1,011 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
792 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
612 households
1 bedroom15.6%
447 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57%
1,633 households
One-person household34.4%
986 households
Other household types8.5%
244 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.9%
1,000 households
1 person in household34.4%
986 households
3 people in household15.1%
432 households
4 people in household10.9%
311 households
5 people in household3%
87 households
6 people in household1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
928 residents
15–2921.7%
1,449 residents
30–4418.6%
1,240 residents
45–6426.9%
1,798 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,261 residents
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.5%
6,105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
161 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
81 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
72 residents
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
1,894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.1%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.7%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,211 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40%
2,267 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.3%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students10.3%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
2,962 residents
Good health34.7%
2,317 residents
Fair health15%
1,004 residents
Bad health4.8%
321 residents
Very bad health1%
69 residents
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,202 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,473 residents
Stoke & Pennycomequick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,386 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
953 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
412 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Stoke & Pennycomequick · 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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