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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003920

Redruth South

Redruth South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,260 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
8,260

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,648

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,483.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Chorley Town & South, Chorley9,678 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.9% no carAccrington South East, Hyndburn8,637 residents · 67.1% owned · 24.6% no carRetford South, Bassetlaw8,795 residents · 60.9% owned · 20.4% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no carThornton West, Wyre9,344 residents · 69.9% owned · 18.2% no carChelston, Cockington & Livermead, Torbay11,286 residents · 69.9% owned · 16.8% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Saltash Town & Pillmere, Cornwall7,094 residents · 70.4% owned · 16.2% no carHelston, Cornwall12,172 residents · 63.9% owned · 14.1% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Redruth South

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

Tenure

Owned68.1%
2,483 households
Private rented24.9%
907 households
Social rented6.4%
233 households
Shared ownership0.7%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced30.2%
1,101 households
Semi-detached28.2%
1,029 households
Detached27.2%
992 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
252 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
132 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
80 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,572 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
1,149 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
562 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
363 households
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,580 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,199 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
502 households
1 bedroom10%
365 households
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
2,229 households
One-person household32.5%
1,185 households
Other household types6.2%
227 households
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,260 households
1 person in household32.5%
1,185 households
3 people in household15.6%
568 households
4 people in household12.2%
446 households
5 people in household3.8%
140 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,441 residents
15–2914.8%
1,223 residents
30–4421%
1,734 residents
45–6426%
2,147 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,711 residents
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
7,983 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
112 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
108 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
11 residents
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
2,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.3%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
646 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
446 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
4,085 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
2,561 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.3%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
3,881 residents
Good health32.9%
2,717 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,174 residents
Bad health4.7%
385 residents
Very bad health1.2%
103 residents
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
6,588 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,670 residents
Redruth South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,715 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
493 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Redruth 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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