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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003917

Falmouth West & South

Falmouth West & South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,347 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
8,347

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,567

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,038.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.3%

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.

Plymstock Hooe & Oreston, Plymouth11,334 residents · 78.2% owned · 13.3% no carKendal South, South Lakeland8,934 residents · 77.7% owned · 13.3% no carLower Wick & Bromwich Road, Worcester8,737 residents · 75.3% owned · 15.5% no carKirkham & Wesham, Fylde12,576 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no carHabergham & Ightenhill, Burnley7,076 residents · 81.3% owned · 15.8% no carOrrell & Longshaw, Wigan12,764 residents · 81.1% owned · 13.8% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Helston, Cornwall12,172 residents · 63.9% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Falmouth West & South

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

Tenure

Owned75%
2,674 households
Private rented15.3%
544 households
Social rented8.7%
310 households
Shared ownership1.1%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.7%
1,631 households
Detached26.1%
932 households
Terraced16.9%
603 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
262 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,569 households
2 cars or vans in household31.4%
1,121 households
No cars or vans in household13.2%
471 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
408 households
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.6%
1,628 households
2 bedrooms27%
963 households
4 or more bedrooms21.3%
760 households
1 bedroom6.1%
218 households
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,359 households
One-person household27.5%
982 households
Other household types6.5%
231 households
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,315 households
1 person in household27.5%
982 households
3 people in household16.4%
584 households
4 people in household14.3%
509 households
5 people in household3.8%
137 households
6 people in household1%
35 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,411 residents
15–2916%
1,340 residents
30–4417.9%
1,494 residents
45–6426.3%
2,195 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,909 residents
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
8,068 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
108 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
90 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
58 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.3%
2,492 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
928 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
4,006 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,696 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.7%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.8%
4,241 residents
Good health32.2%
2,684 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,038 residents
Bad health3.6%
303 residents
Very bad health1%
81 residents
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
6,931 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,416 residents
Falmouth West & South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.4%
1,871 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Falmouth West & South · 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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