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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003931

Bude & Stratton

Bude & Stratton is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,596 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
10,596

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,848

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

609.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.5%

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.

Tavistock, West Devon12,672 residents · 69.4% owned · 17.7% no carKingsbridge, South Hams6,285 residents · 61.5% owned · 17.7% no carHorncastle, East Lindsey7,554 residents · 65.0% owned · 17.6% no carIlfracombe West, North Devon5,891 residents · 64.6% owned · 22.6% no carOkehampton, West Devon7,710 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Ives & Halsetown, Cornwall6,882 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.7% no carWadebridge, Cornwall6,811 residents · 65.5% owned · 15.4% no carHayle, Cornwall10,298 residents · 62.9% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bude & Stratton

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

Tenure

Owned63.3%
3,070 households
Private rented21%
1,018 households
Social rented14%
677 households
Shared ownership1.6%
78 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.1%
1,849 households
Semi-detached26.2%
1,270 households
Terraced17.3%
838 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.7%
468 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.3%
257 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
93 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
65 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
2,212 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
1,314 households
No cars or vans in household18%
872 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
451 households
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,859 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,378 households
4 or more bedrooms22.2%
1,076 households
1 bedroom11.1%
536 households
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,992 households
One-person household33.6%
1,630 households
Other household types4.7%
227 households
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,842 households
1 person in household33.6%
1,630 households
3 people in household13%
632 households
4 people in household10.7%
518 households
5 people in household3.4%
165 households
6 people in household0.8%
41 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,660 residents
15–2913.3%
1,408 residents
30–4415.6%
1,650 residents
45–6426.6%
2,813 residents
65 and over28.9%
3,060 residents
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
10,274 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
161 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
74 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.5%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,613 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,474 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
575 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.3%
4,418 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.7%
4,279 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.4%
1,527 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,765 residents
Good health33.2%
3,521 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,632 residents
Bad health5%
530 residents
Very bad health1.4%
148 residents
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78%
8,269 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22%
2,328 residents
Bude & Stratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
2,174 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,739 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
717 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
200 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
19 households
Bude & Stratton · 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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