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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003938

Padstow & St Issey

Padstow & St Issey is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,776 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
6,776

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,869

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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.

South Molton, North Devon10,753 residents · 66.0% owned · 13.0% no carMuch Wenlock & Broseley, Shropshire11,877 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.3% no carHatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton, West Devon9,954 residents · 70.6% owned · 8.5% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no carWhitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carAspatria & Abbeytown, Allerdale8,108 residents · 71.5% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Marazion, St Erth & Gwinear Gwithian, Cornwall9,470 residents · 67.8% owned · 10.9% no carCamelford & Tresmeer, Cornwall7,199 residents · 68.9% owned · 9.3% no carPerranporth & Goonhavern, Cornwall6,402 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.6% no carDobwalls, Addington & Menheniot, Cornwall9,518 residents · 64.4% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Padstow & St Issey

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

Tenure

Owned62%
1,778 households
Private rented19.3%
555 households
Social rented16.5%
474 households
Shared ownership2.1%
59 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.1%
1,152 households
Semi-detached33.3%
955 households
Terraced17%
487 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
120 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.3%
65 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,185 households
2 cars or vans in household34.6%
993 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
393 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
299 households
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,333 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
752 households
4 or more bedrooms21.8%
626 households
1 bedroom5.5%
159 households
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
1,903 households
One-person household26.9%
772 households
Other household types6.8%
194 households
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,112 households
1 person in household26.9%
772 households
3 people in household15.4%
442 households
4 people in household13.2%
380 households
5 people in household4.1%
118 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,122 residents
15–2913.5%
915 residents
30–4418.1%
1,224 residents
45–6427.1%
1,835 residents
65 and over24.8%
1,681 residents
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
6,526 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
96 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,360 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.9%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
755 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.1%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,285 residents
Good health32.2%
2,180 residents
Fair health13.4%
911 residents
Bad health4.5%
304 residents
Very bad health1.4%
96 residents
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
5,483 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,293 residents
Padstow & St Issey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,315 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,061 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
414 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Padstow & St Issey · 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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