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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003934

Camelford & Tresmeer

Camelford & Tresmeer is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,199 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,199

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,037

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

Holsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no carHatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton, West Devon9,954 residents · 70.6% owned · 8.5% no carSouth Molton, North Devon10,753 residents · 66.0% owned · 13.0% no carWhitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carLlanfihangel-ar-arth & Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire5,568 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.3% no carHartland Coast, Torridge6,447 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.9% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Poundstock & Kilkhampton, Cornwall7,505 residents · 73.4% owned · 6.5% no carSt Breward, Tredethy & Lanivet, Cornwall6,376 residents · 75.3% owned · 6.3% no carSt Neot & St Cleer, Cornwall6,607 residents · 77.9% owned · 8.3% no carThe Lizard, Cornwall8,910 residents · 70.3% owned · 10.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Camelford & Tresmeer

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
2,092 households
Private rented18.3%
556 households
Social rented12%
364 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached59%
1,792 households
Semi-detached20.8%
630 households
Terraced11.8%
359 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.1%
123 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
38 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
26 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.2%
1,189 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
1,052 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17%
515 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
281 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,302 households
4 or more bedrooms26.6%
808 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
751 households
1 bedroom5.8%
176 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,068 households
One-person household25.7%
782 households
Other household types6.2%
188 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42%
1,276 households
1 person in household25.8%
782 households
3 people in household13.5%
410 households
4 people in household11.7%
356 households
5 people in household4.4%
135 households
6 people in household1.8%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,171 residents
15–2913.2%
951 residents
30–4414%
1,007 residents
45–6429.1%
2,097 residents
65 and over27.4%
1,973 residents
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,070 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
57 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
43 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
3,223 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
2,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers23%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,296 residents
Good health33.6%
2,421 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,040 residents
Bad health4.7%
337 residents
Very bad health1.5%
106 residents
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
5,702 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,497 residents
Camelford & Tresmeer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,364 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,083 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.1%
488 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Camelford & Tresmeer · 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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