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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003954

Newquay West

Newquay West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,632 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
7,632

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,559

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,048.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.9%

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.

Southbourne West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,501 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.6% no carOswestry West, Shropshire9,568 residents · 60.1% owned · 21.7% no carStroud Town, Stroud11,348 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.5% no carBingley Town, Bradford8,696 residents · 60.5% owned · 28.2% no carBuxton North, High Peak7,606 residents · 58.5% owned · 29.3% no carIlfracombe West, North Devon5,891 residents · 64.6% owned · 22.6% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Newquay East, Cornwall10,077 residents · 63.1% owned · 19.6% no carTruro South & Central, Cornwall6,968 residents · 56.4% owned · 27.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newquay West

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

Tenure

Owned55%
1,957 households
Private rented32.2%
1,145 households
Social rented11.4%
404 households
Shared ownership1.4%
50 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.9%
993 households
Detached22%
782 households
Terraced19.9%
709 households
Semi-detached13.3%
474 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.8%
385 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
88 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
37 households
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,491 households
2 cars or vans in household27.1%
965 households
No cars or vans in household21.9%
780 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
321 households
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms30.1%
1,071 households
3 bedrooms25.6%
911 households
1 bedroom23.7%
842 households
4 or more bedrooms20.7%
736 households
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
1,923 households
One-person household38.2%
1,358 households
Other household types7.8%
278 households
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
1,358 households
2 people in household34.2%
1,217 households
3 people in household14.2%
507 households
4 people in household10.3%
366 households
5 people in household2.3%
81 households
6 people in household0.4%
16 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
949 residents
15–2916.9%
1,293 residents
30–4422.3%
1,698 residents
45–6427.5%
2,098 residents
65 and over20.9%
1,593 residents
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
7,370 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
120 residents
Other ethnic group1%
80 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
48 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.9%
2,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
973 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,874 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,304 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.5%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,767 residents
Good health30.9%
2,357 residents
Fair health14%
1,066 residents
Bad health4.6%
351 residents
Very bad health1.2%
90 residents
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
6,033 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,600 residents
Newquay West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.1%
1,605 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,231 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
544 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
26 households
Newquay West · 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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