Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003166

Blatchcombe & Blagdon

Blatchcombe & Blagdon is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,958 residents in Torbay. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torbay

12,958

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,193

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,175

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blatchcombe & Blagdon

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%

3,230 households

Social rented18.7%

973 households

Private rented16.1%

836 households

Shared ownership2.9%

153 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.4%

2,047 households

Detached22.4%

1,163 households

Terraced22.4%

1,163 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%

559 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3%

154 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%

63 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

24 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

20 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%

2,235 households

2 cars or vans in household29.6%

1,538 households

No cars or vans in household17%

883 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%

537 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.8%

2,329 households

2 bedrooms30.1%

1,564 households

4 or more bedrooms17.9%

931 households

1 bedroom7.1%

371 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%

3,486 households

One-person household26.1%

1,353 households

Other household types6.8%

354 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%

1,780 households

1 person in household26.1%

1,353 households

3 people in household17.7%

921 households

4 people in household13.4%

696 households

5 people in household5.5%

284 households

6 people in household1.8%

96 households

7 people in household0.6%

33 households

8 or more people in household0.6%

30 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%

2,638 residents

15–2917.1%

2,219 residents

30–4418.5%

2,402 residents

45–6425.8%

3,349 residents

65 and over18.1%

2,349 residents

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%

12,524 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%

213 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%

142 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

54 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

25 residents

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%

2,222 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19.5%

1,976 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19%

1,929 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.9%

1,716 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%

1,350 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.7%

683 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.6%

261 residents aged 16 and over

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%

5,759 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.6%

4,219 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

159 residents aged 16 and over

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%

1,742 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%

1,732 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.9%

1,510 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%

1,274 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%

1,133 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%

820 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%

674 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%

671 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.7%

581 residents aged 16 and over

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%

5,689 residents

Good health34.6%

4,482 residents

Fair health14.7%

1,901 residents

Bad health5.3%

684 residents

Very bad health1.6%

204 residents

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%

9,971 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%

2,987 residents

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%

2,166 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%

1,751 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%

962 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%

292 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

23 households

Blatchcombe & Blagdon · 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 E02003166

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Blatchcombe & Blagdon

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 Blatchcombe & Blagdon

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.