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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003902

Torpoint

Torpoint is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,284 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
5,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,419

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,521.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Bamber Bridge West, South Ribble5,457 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.8% no carBillingham Central, Stockton-on-Tees9,328 residents · 62.2% owned · 26.6% no carBattle Hill West, North Tyneside5,514 residents · 62.3% owned · 30.9% no carWalmer, Dover7,716 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.8% no carComberton, Wyre Forest8,224 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.9% no carCleethorpes Beacon Hill, North East Lincolnshire5,758 residents · 58.8% owned · 30.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Torpoint

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

Tenure

Owned62.7%
1,517 households
Private rented20.9%
505 households
Social rented16%
388 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.6%
933 households
Semi-detached30.8%
745 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
330 households
Detached9.6%
233 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
15 households
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,126 households
No cars or vans in household23.9%
578 households
2 cars or vans in household23.3%
564 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
150 households
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49%
1,185 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
684 households
1 bedroom11.3%
274 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
273 households
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
1,446 households
One-person household36%
868 households
Other household types4.1%
100 households
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.9%
868 households
2 people in household34.8%
840 households
3 people in household14.1%
341 households
4 people in household10.8%
262 households
5 people in household3.1%
74 households
6 people in household0.9%
21 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
823 residents
15–2914.4%
761 residents
30–4416.9%
894 residents
45–6428.4%
1,503 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,303 residents
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
5,175 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
746 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.4%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,439 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.4%
1,915 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
58 residents aged 16 and over
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
2,199 residents
Good health35.2%
1,860 residents
Fair health15.7%
827 residents
Bad health5.4%
285 residents
Very bad health2.1%
109 residents
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8%
4,058 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.2%
1,225 residents
Torpoint · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,093 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
843 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
391 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Torpoint · 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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