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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003151

Plymstock Elburton

Plymstock Elburton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,365 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
8,365

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,564

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,786

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Little Neston, Cheshire West and Chester6,636 residents · 81.8% owned · 11.4% no carPontefract South West, Wakefield7,471 residents · 77.9% owned · 17.6% no carExmouth Brixington, East Devon6,344 residents · 79.2% owned · 12.0% no carElm Tree & Grangefield, Stockton-on-Tees6,090 residents · 80.7% owned · 18.8% no carWall Heath, Dudley6,571 residents · 85.5% owned · 12.6% no carHarwood, Bolton8,350 residents · 85.4% owned · 13.5% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plympton St Mary, Plymouth7,730 residents · 82.6% owned · 14.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plymstock Elburton

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

Tenure

Owned82.6%
2,945 households
Private rented8.9%
318 households
Social rented6.2%
221 households
Shared ownership2.2%
78 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.5%
1,694 households
Semi-detached38.8%
1,382 households
Terraced9.3%
333 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
106 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,387 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,252 households
No cars or vans in household13.6%
484 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
441 households
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46%
1,640 households
4 or more bedrooms29.9%
1,065 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
724 households
1 bedroom3.8%
135 households
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
2,457 households
One-person household27.3%
972 households
Other household types3.7%
132 households
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,431 households
1 person in household27.3%
972 households
3 people in household14%
500 households
4 people in household13.3%
475 households
5 people in household4%
143 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,280 residents
15–2912.5%
1,049 residents
30–4415.6%
1,306 residents
45–6426.4%
2,207 residents
65 and over30.2%
2,522 residents
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
8,206 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
79 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
2,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
980 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.6%
598 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.5%
3,455 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.9%
3,413 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,828 residents
Good health34.5%
2,889 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,145 residents
Bad health4.3%
362 residents
Very bad health1.7%
141 residents
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
6,642 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,723 residents
Plymstock Elburton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,869 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,208 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
428 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Plymstock Elburton · 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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