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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003935

Launceston

Launceston is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,248 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
10,248

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,438

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,161.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Sleaford East, North Kesteven9,835 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.4% no carBroadwey & Littlemoor, Dorset7,666 residents · 58.1% owned · 18.9% no carAtherstone, North Warwickshire11,740 residents · 58.5% owned · 21.9% no carNewton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough, Teignbridge5,827 residents · 61.9% owned · 22.1% no carGreat Torrington, Torridge5,801 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.4% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bodmin East, Cornwall8,921 residents · 59.0% owned · 17.2% no carPool & Illogan Highway, Cornwall9,036 residents · 63.7% owned · 14.1% no carHayle, Cornwall10,298 residents · 62.9% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Launceston

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

Tenure

Owned55.5%
2,463 households
Private rented25.8%
1,145 households
Social rented17.8%
791 households
Shared ownership0.8%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced28.8%
1,278 households
Semi-detached26.4%
1,170 households
Detached22.9%
1,015 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%
745 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
97 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,949 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
1,270 households
No cars or vans in household17.5%
775 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
444 households
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
1,800 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,334 households
4 or more bedrooms18.2%
809 households
1 bedroom11.2%
496 households
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.8%
2,788 households
One-person household32.3%
1,434 households
Other household types4.9%
216 households
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,564 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,434 households
3 people in household14.9%
662 households
4 people in household11.4%
504 households
5 people in household4.2%
185 households
6 people in household1.4%
64 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,879 residents
15–2915.7%
1,611 residents
30–4419%
1,952 residents
45–6426.6%
2,731 residents
65 and over20.2%
2,075 residents
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
9,899 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
122 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
14 residents
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
2,021 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.8%
1,553 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,426 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
553 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
4,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
3,410 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,480 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
1,425 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
553 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
4,531 residents
Good health33.9%
3,476 residents
Fair health15%
1,536 residents
Bad health5.2%
536 residents
Very bad health1.6%
168 residents
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
8,045 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
2,202 residents
Launceston · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,954 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,562 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.5%
734 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
173 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
15 households
Launceston · 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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