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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003939

Wadebridge

Wadebridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,811 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
6,811

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,149

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,872

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

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 carBridgnorth West, Shropshire5,658 residents · 73.6% owned · 17.1% no carRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire, County of10,990 residents · 62.8% owned · 19.9% no carWimborne Minster, Dorset7,987 residents · 58.0% owned · 19.0% no carKingsbridge, South Hams6,285 residents · 61.5% owned · 17.7% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bude & Stratton, Cornwall10,596 residents · 63.3% owned · 18.0% no carSaltash Town & Pillmere, Cornwall7,094 residents · 70.4% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wadebridge

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

Tenure

Owned65.5%
2,062 households
Private rented18.5%
582 households
Social rented14.8%
466 households
Shared ownership1.2%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.6%
1,028 households
Semi-detached26.7%
841 households
Terraced21.4%
675 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
434 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
80 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,365 households
2 cars or vans in household29.7%
935 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
485 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%
367 households
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.7%
1,221 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
856 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
692 households
1 bedroom12.2%
383 households
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
1,920 households
One-person household35.2%
1,110 households
Other household types3.9%
123 households
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,142 households
1 person in household35.2%
1,110 households
3 people in household13.3%
418 households
4 people in household10.8%
341 households
5 people in household3.3%
103 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
990 residents
15–2914.2%
965 residents
30–4415.8%
1,076 residents
45–6426.6%
1,810 residents
65 and over28.9%
1,968 residents
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,651 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
74 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
41 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%
1,811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
980 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.3%
3,063 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
2,584 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,184 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
907 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.8%
620 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,135 residents
Good health33.2%
2,263 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,049 residents
Bad health4.3%
293 residents
Very bad health1%
70 residents
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,369 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,441 residents
Wadebridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
1,508 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,116 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Wadebridge · 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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