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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003169

Churston & Galmpton

Churston & Galmpton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,601 residents in Torbay. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torbay
6,601

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,032

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

667.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

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.

East Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carCollington, Cooden & Little Common, Rother10,532 residents · 88.1% owned · 10.3% no carPreston & Lodmoor, Dorset8,848 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.4% no carBembridge & Nettlestone, Isle of Wight7,326 residents · 80.7% owned · 13.1% no carShanklin West & Newchurch, Isle of Wight8,022 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.4% no carBinstead & Wootton, Isle of Wight6,598 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Churston & Galmpton

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

Tenure

Owned86.9%
2,635 households
Private rented10.1%
305 households
Social rented2.7%
83 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.1%
1,915 households
Semi-detached18.9%
573 households
Terraced12.7%
384 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,291 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
960 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
399 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
382 households
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,302 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
863 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
792 households
1 bedroom2.5%
75 households
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
2,061 households
One-person household27.5%
834 households
Other household types4.5%
138 households
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household47.3%
1,434 households
1 person in household27.5%
834 households
3 people in household11.6%
353 households
4 people in household10.4%
314 households
5 people in household2.5%
77 households
6 people in household0.4%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.4%
683 residents
15–2910%
661 residents
30–4410.8%
714 residents
45–6427.2%
1,793 residents
65 and over41.6%
2,748 residents
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,480 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
65 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%
1,763 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
957 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.7%
3,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)42.6%
2,498 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.8%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
2,672 residents
Good health36.4%
2,404 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,105 residents
Bad health5%
328 residents
Very bad health1.4%
92 residents
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.2%
5,098 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.8%
1,506 residents
Churston & Galmpton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.5%
1,471 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,136 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
383 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Churston & Galmpton · 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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