Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003164

Preston & Shorton

Preston & Shorton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,028 residents in Torbay. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torbay

9,028

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,922

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,301.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Preston & Shorton

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

Tenure

Owned79.8%

3,129 households

Private rented17.1%

669 households

Social rented2.6%

102 households

Shared ownership0.6%

22 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.9%

1,760 households

Semi-detached27.8%

1,092 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%

353 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.8%

344 households

Terraced6.5%

256 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%

73 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%

43 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%

1,568 households

2 cars or vans in household30.7%

1,204 households

No cars or vans in household16%

627 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%

524 households

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%

1,556 households

2 bedrooms28.2%

1,108 households

4 or more bedrooms23.5%

923 households

1 bedroom8.6%

336 households

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%

2,503 households

One-person household29.8%

1,168 households

Other household types6.4%

251 households

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%

1,528 households

1 person in household29.8%

1,168 households

3 people in household14.6%

571 households

4 people in household11.4%

448 households

5 people in household3.7%

146 households

6 people in household1.1%

45 households

7 people in household0.3%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%

1,257 residents

15–2913%

1,173 residents

30–4415.2%

1,368 residents

45–6427.1%

2,445 residents

65 and over30.9%

2,786 residents

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%

8,753 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%

123 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%

93 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

32 residents

Other ethnic group0.3%

27 residents

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%

2,130 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.2%

1,396 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.1%

1,390 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.4%

1,106 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%

850 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.8%

602 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

211 residents aged 16 and over

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%

3,984 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive46.7%

3,589 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

112 residents aged 16 and over

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%

1,659 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%

1,103 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%

1,029 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%

993 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.9%

839 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%

751 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%

542 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%

431 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

337 residents aged 16 and over

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%

4,081 residents

Good health33.8%

3,047 residents

Fair health14.9%

1,342 residents

Bad health4.7%

426 residents

Very bad health1.5%

132 residents

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%

7,104 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%

1,924 residents

Preston & Shorton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%

1,848 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%

1,436 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%

534 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%

101 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Preston & Shorton · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003164

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Preston & Shorton

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Preston & Shorton

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.