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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003948

Penzance North

Penzance North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,359 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
8,359

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,909

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,632.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Milford Haven East, Pembrokeshire7,350 residents · 55.5% owned · 23.2% no carWalmer, Dover7,716 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.8% no carOld Whittington, Chesterfield6,915 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.9% no carHampden Park South, Eastbourne7,751 residents · 62.8% owned · 24.2% no carPembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carLittle Marton & Marton Moss Side, Blackpool7,074 residents · 58.5% owned · 30.1% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Austell Central, Cornwall10,040 residents · 53.9% owned · 26.3% no carCamborne West, Cornwall7,367 residents · 60.3% owned · 23.3% no carLiskeard, Cornwall5,941 residents · 53.1% owned · 26.9% no carRedruth North, Cornwall7,370 residents · 53.9% owned · 22.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penzance North

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
2,177 households
Social rented25.4%
993 households
Private rented17.9%
700 households
Shared ownership1%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32%
1,250 households
Semi-detached26.1%
1,019 households
Detached18.9%
740 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.7%
613 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
169 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
77 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,754 households
No cars or vans in household26.5%
1,037 households
2 cars or vans in household21.3%
831 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
288 households
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.7%
1,475 households
3 bedrooms36.6%
1,432 households
1 bedroom12.9%
503 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
501 households
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
2,310 households
One-person household36.4%
1,421 households
Other household types4.6%
178 households
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.3%
1,421 households
2 people in household35.7%
1,397 households
3 people in household13.3%
521 households
4 people in household10.2%
400 households
5 people in household3.2%
125 households
6 people in household0.7%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,271 residents
15–2915.9%
1,330 residents
30–4414.8%
1,237 residents
45–6427.9%
2,334 residents
65 and over26.2%
2,186 residents
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
8,069 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
129 residents
Other ethnic group1%
87 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
515 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.3%
3,436 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49.2%
3,427 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.4%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.6%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
358 residents aged 16 and over
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
3,447 residents
Good health33.5%
2,800 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,367 residents
Bad health6.6%
551 residents
Very bad health2.3%
194 residents
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.8%
6,167 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.2%
2,192 residents
Penzance North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.7%
1,513 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,381 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
781 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
215 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Penzance North · 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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