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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003916

Falmouth East

Falmouth East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,064 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,064

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,898

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,173

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.5%

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.

Uplands, Swansea8,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 25.2% no carSouth Canterbury, Canterbury9,894 residents · 54.9% owned · 27.6% no carFulford Road & Clementhorpe, York11,774 residents · 48.4% owned · 33.5% no carSt Paul's, Cheltenham8,096 residents · 40.1% owned · 32.2% no carCanterbury Central & Westgate, Canterbury11,142 residents · 39.6% owned · 40.0% no carOldfield Park East, Bath and North East Somerset5,979 residents · 49.2% owned · 29.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Falmouth East

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
1,717 households
Private rented35.1%
1,017 households
Social rented5.1%
148 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced26.4%
765 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.4%
649 households
Detached17.7%
514 households
Semi-detached15.6%
452 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.8%
341 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.9%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
79 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
17 households
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,317 households
No cars or vans in household22.9%
663 households
2 cars or vans in household21.8%
632 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
286 households
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms28.4%
824 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
805 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
795 households
1 bedroom16.4%
474 households
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46.5%
1,346 households
One-person household34.8%
1,007 households
Other household types18.8%
543 households
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.7%
1,007 households
2 people in household33.6%
974 households
3 people in household14%
406 households
4 people in household10.8%
314 households
5 people in household4.4%
128 households
6 people in household1.5%
43 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.8%
548 residents
15–2937.2%
2,627 residents
30–4412.5%
884 residents
45–6419.3%
1,362 residents
65 and over23.2%
1,641 residents
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
6,667 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
203 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
107 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
32 residents
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.5%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications29.6%
1,920 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.3%
603 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.1%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.7%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
3,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.1%
2,597 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student10.1%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students30%
1,941 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
250 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,475 residents
Good health34.3%
2,424 residents
Fair health12.4%
877 residents
Bad health3.3%
234 residents
Very bad health0.8%
55 residents
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,658 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,407 residents
Falmouth East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,438 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,055 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
343 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Falmouth East · 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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