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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003928

Helston

Helston is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,172 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
12,172

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,214

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

827.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

Braunton, North Devon9,207 residents · 67.9% owned · 15.4% no carWarminster East, Wiltshire5,588 residents · 57.1% owned · 16.3% no carBishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset West and Taunton9,929 residents · 66.4% owned · 11.7% no carKirkham & Wesham, Fylde12,576 residents · 68.6% owned · 16.7% no carCirencester South, Cotswold7,509 residents · 55.6% owned · 14.7% no carHeysham & Overton, Lancaster13,421 residents · 75.8% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Falmouth West & South, Cornwall8,347 residents · 75.0% owned · 13.2% no carRedruth South, Cornwall8,260 residents · 68.1% owned · 15.4% no carTruro West, Cornwall10,739 residents · 62.1% owned · 17.4% no carSt Columb Minor & Porth, Cornwall9,735 residents · 66.6% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Helston

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

Tenure

Owned63.9%
3,330 households
Private rented23.1%
1,203 households
Social rented11.9%
622 households
Shared ownership1.1%
58 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.9%
1,769 households
Semi-detached27%
1,409 households
Terraced22.9%
1,192 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
497 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.9%
153 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
71 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
60 households
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
2,319 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
1,579 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
736 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
580 households
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
2,248 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
1,559 households
4 or more bedrooms17.7%
925 households
1 bedroom9.2%
482 households
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
3,464 households
One-person household29.8%
1,555 households
Other household types3.7%
193 households
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,853 households
1 person in household29.8%
1,555 households
3 people in household15.5%
809 households
4 people in household13.1%
682 households
5 people in household4.5%
234 households
6 people in household1.1%
57 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
2,328 residents
15–2915.6%
1,899 residents
30–4419.3%
2,355 residents
45–6425.3%
3,082 residents
65 and over20.6%
2,509 residents
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
11,800 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
136 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
128 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
41 residents
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
2,981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.9%
2,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60%
5,815 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.9%
3,668 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
2,174 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.1%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
6,114 residents
Good health32%
3,893 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,566 residents
Bad health3.8%
457 residents
Very bad health1.2%
142 residents
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
9,944 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
2,229 residents
Helston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.2%
2,617 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,761 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
693 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Helston · 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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