Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003957

Lostwithiel & Penwithick

Lostwithiel & Penwithick is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,098 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall

11,098

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,728

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

146.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lostwithiel & Penwithick

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%

3,234 households

Private rented21.3%

1,007 households

Social rented9.7%

457 households

Shared ownership0.6%

29 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.4%

1,722 households

Semi-detached31.8%

1,502 households

Terraced18%

849 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.5%

260 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%

245 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%

61 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%

51 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

38 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%

2,030 households

2 cars or vans in household32.4%

1,530 households

3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%

687 households

No cars or vans in household10.2%

481 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%

2,029 households

2 bedrooms29.6%

1,400 households

4 or more bedrooms20.8%

984 households

1 bedroom6.7%

315 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%

3,130 households

One-person household27.8%

1,316 households

Other household types5.9%

280 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.7%

1,829 households

1 person in household27.8%

1,316 households

3 people in household15.4%

729 households

4 people in household12.1%

570 households

5 people in household3.8%

182 households

6 people in household1.5%

70 households

7 people in household0.5%

23 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%

1,838 residents

15–2914.5%

1,613 residents

30–4417.1%

1,894 residents

45–6428.7%

3,183 residents

65 and over23.1%

2,568 residents

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%

10,828 residents

Other ethnic group1.2%

131 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

96 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%

37 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

7 residents

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%

2,410 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19.6%

1,791 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.7%

1,614 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.4%

1,502 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%

946 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.7%

609 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

259 residents aged 16 and over

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.4%

5,055 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43%

3,929 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

146 residents aged 16 and over

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%

1,519 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%

1,494 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations15.6%

1,429 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.2%

1,208 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%

901 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%

809 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%

683 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%

662 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.7%

428 residents aged 16 and over

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%

4,916 residents

Good health34.2%

3,793 residents

Fair health14.9%

1,657 residents

Bad health5%

551 residents

Very bad health1.6%

181 residents

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%

8,725 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%

2,373 residents

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%

2,032 households

Household is deprived in one dimension37%

1,749 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%

746 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4%

188 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

13 households

Lostwithiel & Penwithick · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003957

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Lostwithiel & Penwithick

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Lostwithiel & Penwithick

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.