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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003152

Plymstock Hooe & Oreston

Plymstock Hooe & Oreston is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,334 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
11,334

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,767

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,435.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Orrell & Longshaw, Wigan12,764 residents · 81.1% owned · 13.8% no carBurscough, West Lancashire9,620 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carHabergham & Ightenhill, Burnley7,076 residents · 81.3% owned · 15.8% no carLowton Common, Wigan8,163 residents · 76.6% owned · 12.9% no carKirkham & Wesham, Fylde12,576 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plympton Underwood, Plymouth7,813 residents · 83.9% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Plymstock Hooe & Oreston

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

Tenure

Owned78.2%
3,728 households
Private rented13.8%
660 households
Social rented6.4%
307 households
Shared ownership1.5%
72 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.6%
2,173 households
Detached26%
1,240 households
Terraced17.9%
853 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
268 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
40 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,964 households
2 cars or vans in household33.9%
1,617 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
636 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%
551 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.9%
2,287 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
1,141 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
1,052 households
1 bedroom6.1%
290 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
3,305 households
One-person household26.3%
1,256 households
Other household types4.4%
209 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,803 households
1 person in household26.4%
1,255 households
3 people in household16.3%
775 households
4 people in household14.3%
682 households
5 people in household3.8%
180 households
6 people in household1.1%
51 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,936 residents
15–2914.8%
1,676 residents
30–4418.8%
2,126 residents
45–6427.2%
3,088 residents
65 and over22.1%
2,507 residents
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
11,034 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
142 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
29 residents
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
3,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.2%
1,869 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.6%
802 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
751 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
5,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
3,580 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
2,146 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.3%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
5,659 residents
Good health32.7%
3,702 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,458 residents
Bad health3.6%
407 residents
Very bad health1%
108 residents
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
9,190 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
2,144 residents
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
2,512 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,525 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
589 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
128 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Plymstock Hooe & Oreston · 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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