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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003909

Truro West

Truro West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,739 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
10,739

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,574

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

950.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Kirkham & Wesham, Fylde12,576 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no carLeigh South, Wigan7,705 residents · 66.9% owned · 20.9% no carOld Colwyn & Llanddulas, Conwy8,896 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.9% no carClough & Shaw Side, Oldham6,038 residents · 71.8% owned · 21.4% no carChorley North, Chorley7,986 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.4% no carRyton, Gateshead8,529 residents · 70.3% owned · 21.7% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Truro East, Cornwall8,458 residents · 63.3% owned · 19.7% no carHelston, Cornwall12,172 residents · 63.9% owned · 14.1% no carSaltash Town & Pillmere, Cornwall7,094 residents · 70.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Truro West

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

Tenure

Owned62.1%
2,839 households
Private rented20.6%
943 households
Social rented15.8%
722 households
Shared ownership1.3%
58 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.5%
1,715 households
Detached30.5%
1,393 households
Terraced20.5%
938 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
379 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
56 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
2,031 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
1,263 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
797 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
481 households
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.3%
1,841 households
2 bedrooms32.5%
1,485 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
877 households
1 bedroom8.1%
369 households
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,948 households
One-person household29.4%
1,345 households
Other household types6.1%
278 households
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
1,729 households
1 person in household29.4%
1,345 households
3 people in household16.4%
752 households
4 people in household11.8%
538 households
5 people in household3.3%
151 households
6 people in household1%
48 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,701 residents
15–2917.4%
1,868 residents
30–4420.1%
2,163 residents
45–6424.9%
2,679 residents
65 and over21.7%
2,327 residents
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
9,898 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
407 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
204 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
148 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
84 residents
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
3,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,764 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
1,245 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
5,095 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
3,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
2,095 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.9%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
5,182 residents
Good health32.7%
3,514 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,429 residents
Bad health4.4%
469 residents
Very bad health1.3%
143 residents
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
8,495 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
2,242 residents
Truro West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
2,244 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,579 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
609 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
129 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Truro West · 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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