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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003951

Penzance South & Newlyn

Penzance South & Newlyn is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,813 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
5,813

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,848

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

857.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.5%

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.

Appledore & Northam North, Torridge5,981 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.5% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carBridport North, Dorset6,415 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.8% no carBeccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no carRye & Winchelsea, Rother7,623 residents · 65.1% owned · 18.9% no carBrightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Ives & Halsetown, Cornwall6,882 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penzance South & Newlyn

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

Tenure

Owned67.6%
1,925 households
Private rented20.2%
576 households
Social rented11.7%
333 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.8%
962 households
Terraced28.2%
804 households
Semi-detached24.3%
691 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
206 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
116 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
1,357 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
652 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
612 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
228 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%
1,197 households
2 bedrooms33%
940 households
4 or more bedrooms16.3%
464 households
1 bedroom8.7%
248 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.3%
1,662 households
One-person household37.6%
1,071 households
Other household types4.1%
117 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,096 households
1 person in household37.6%
1,071 households
3 people in household12.4%
352 households
4 people in household8.1%
230 households
5 people in household2.6%
73 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
743 residents
15–2911.8%
688 residents
30–4413%
754 residents
45–6429.7%
1,724 residents
65 and over32.7%
1,903 residents
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
5,595 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
89 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
77 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
44 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.5%
1,682 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
830 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
458 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.8%
2,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.6%
2,442 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.4%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
2,469 residents
Good health34.3%
1,991 residents
Fair health15.9%
924 residents
Bad health5.3%
310 residents
Very bad health2%
119 residents
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
4,444 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
1,369 residents
Penzance South & Newlyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.8%
1,276 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,038 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
411 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Penzance South & Newlyn · 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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