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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003919

Redruth North

Redruth North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,370 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,370

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,422

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

674.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.1%

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.

Tiverton West, Mid Devon6,252 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.7% no carBroadwey & Littlemoor, Dorset7,666 residents · 58.1% owned · 18.9% no carPembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carWaterfoot & Stacksteads, Rossendale12,375 residents · 60.7% owned · 23.0% no carNewport Central & Parkhurst West, Isle of Wight7,411 residents · 51.1% owned · 32.0% no carBishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange, County Durham8,180 residents · 59.9% owned · 28.6% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bodmin West, Cornwall7,987 residents · 52.9% owned · 20.7% no carPenzance North, Cornwall8,359 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Redruth North

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

Tenure

Owned53.9%
1,844 households
Social rented25.5%
873 households
Private rented19.5%
667 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.6%
1,081 households
Semi-detached25.6%
875 households
Detached19.4%
665 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.2%
555 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
37 households
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,470 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
844 households
No cars or vans in household22.5%
769 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
339 households
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,252 households
2 bedrooms36.2%
1,238 households
1 bedroom16.7%
570 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
362 households
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,966 households
One-person household37.4%
1,280 households
Other household types5.2%
177 households
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%
1,280 households
2 people in household32.8%
1,124 households
3 people in household15.1%
517 households
4 people in household9.8%
337 households
5 people in household3.2%
109 households
6 people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,288 residents
15–2915.9%
1,172 residents
30–4419.4%
1,427 residents
45–6427.4%
2,016 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,468 residents
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,115 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
92 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
91 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.1%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.8%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
421 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
3,490 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,444 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.6%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,108 residents
Good health34.4%
2,533 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,150 residents
Bad health6.1%
450 residents
Very bad health1.8%
129 residents
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.8%
5,589 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.2%
1,784 residents
Redruth North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,322 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,187 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
214 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
25 households
Redruth North · 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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