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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003170

Brixham Town

Brixham Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,473 residents in Torbay. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torbay
9,473

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,641

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,868.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.1%

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.

Appledore & Northam North, Torridge5,981 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.5% no carSheringham, North Norfolk7,088 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.6% no carBurnham-on-Sea, Sedgemoor7,780 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.7% no carDawlish South, Teignbridge6,673 residents · 62.8% owned · 25.5% no carBridport South & West Bay, Dorset5,553 residents · 64.0% owned · 20.6% no carSouth Hayling, Havant5,258 residents · 70.1% owned · 19.1% no car

Most similar within Torbay

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Higher Brixham, Torbay7,358 residents · 72.4% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brixham Town

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

Tenure

Owned70%
3,249 households
Private rented23.3%
1,081 households
Social rented6%
277 households
Shared ownership0.7%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached30.3%
1,406 households
Terraced25.9%
1,201 households
Semi-detached22.9%
1,064 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.4%
620 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
193 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
101 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
55 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
2,147 households
2 cars or vans in household23.2%
1,077 households
No cars or vans in household22.2%
1,031 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
386 households
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.3%
1,684 households
2 bedrooms33.6%
1,558 households
4 or more bedrooms17.9%
831 households
1 bedroom12.2%
568 households
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.5%
2,758 households
One-person household36.1%
1,676 households
Other household types4.4%
205 households
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.5%
1,924 households
1 person in household36.1%
1,677 households
3 people in household11.1%
513 households
4 people in household7.8%
364 households
5 people in household2.6%
122 households
6 people in household0.7%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
1,062 residents
15–2911.5%
1,085 residents
30–4412%
1,139 residents
45–6429.8%
2,821 residents
65 and over35.5%
3,367 residents
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
9,236 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
114 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.1%
2,258 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.2%
683 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive54.2%
4,515 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)44.6%
3,713 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,672 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.6%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
1,042 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
950 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
287 residents aged 16 and over
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.3%
3,624 residents
Good health36.7%
3,474 residents
Fair health17.5%
1,662 residents
Bad health5.8%
549 residents
Very bad health1.7%
164 residents
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.2%
7,124 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.8%
2,349 residents
Brixham Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.5%
1,924 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,761 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
765 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
177 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Brixham Town · 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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