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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003944

Hayle

Hayle is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,298 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
10,298

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,514

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

779.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.0%

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.

Newport South & West, Isle of Wight9,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.0% no carCrewkerne, South Somerset8,370 residents · 69.5% owned · 13.9% no carBroadwey & Littlemoor, Dorset7,666 residents · 58.1% owned · 18.9% no carBideford South & East, Torridge13,021 residents · 62.7% owned · 17.0% no carOld Colwyn & Llanddulas, Conwy8,896 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.9% no carDawlish North, Teignbridge8,591 residents · 72.6% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Launceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carPool & Illogan Highway, Cornwall9,036 residents · 63.7% owned · 14.1% no carBodmin East, Cornwall8,921 residents · 59.0% owned · 17.2% no carBude & Stratton, Cornwall10,596 residents · 63.3% owned · 18.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hayle

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
2,840 households
Social rented17.6%
796 households
Private rented17%
766 households
Shared ownership2.4%
109 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.4%
1,416 households
Detached30%
1,354 households
Semi-detached26.3%
1,186 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
306 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
111 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
51 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
31 households
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.5%
1,962 households
2 cars or vans in household29.6%
1,338 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
748 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
465 households
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,963 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
1,395 households
4 or more bedrooms16.7%
755 households
1 bedroom8.9%
400 households
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.6%
2,874 households
One-person household31%
1,401 households
Other household types5.3%
241 households
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,629 households
1 person in household31%
1,401 households
3 people in household16.5%
745 households
4 people in household11.3%
509 households
5 people in household3.4%
155 households
6 people in household1.2%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,646 residents
15–2915.2%
1,563 residents
30–4416.9%
1,745 residents
45–6426.8%
2,755 residents
65 and over25.1%
2,588 residents
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
10,014 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
137 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
84 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
53 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
14 residents
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27%
2,307 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.9%
1,526 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
4,627 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,791 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.3%
1,646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
4,544 residents
Good health35.1%
3,615 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,467 residents
Bad health4.6%
477 residents
Very bad health1.9%
194 residents
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
8,095 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
2,203 residents
Hayle · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
2,023 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,581 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
183 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
18 households
Hayle · 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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