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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003165

Clifton & Maidenway

Clifton & Maidenway is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,322 residents in Torbay. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torbay
7,322

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,073

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,136.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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.

Wyke Regis, Dorset5,574 residents · 69.6% owned · 16.7% no carWeymouth West, Dorset5,032 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.8% no carDumpton, Thanet8,206 residents · 66.3% owned · 21.3% no carExmouth Withycombe Raleigh, East Devon7,541 residents · 66.2% owned · 16.8% no carHigher Compton & Eggbuckland, Plymouth7,129 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.0% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Clifton & Maidenway

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

Tenure

Owned77%
2,367 households
Private rented20%
616 households
Social rented2.5%
78 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.4%
1,183 households
Detached24.9%
765 households
Terraced23.8%
734 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.1%
220 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
139 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,321 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
901 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
514 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
335 households
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.5%
1,522 households
2 bedrooms27.4%
842 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
491 households
1 bedroom7.1%
218 households
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,053 households
One-person household27.1%
833 households
Other household types6%
184 households
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
1,173 households
1 person in household27.1%
833 households
3 people in household15.5%
478 households
4 people in household13.2%
405 households
5 people in household4.3%
133 households
6 people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,206 residents
15–2914.1%
1,032 residents
30–4417%
1,244 residents
45–6428%
2,049 residents
65 and over24.5%
1,790 residents
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,149 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
69 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
64 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.3%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
733 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,389 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,539 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
338 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
3,234 residents
Good health34.5%
2,527 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,132 residents
Bad health4.7%
342 residents
Very bad health1.2%
87 residents
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
5,703 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,619 residents
Clifton & Maidenway · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.5%
1,399 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,113 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
467 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Clifton & Maidenway · 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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