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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003959

Par

Par is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,932 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
6,932

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,968

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,002.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Rainworth & Blidworth, Newark and Sherwood11,365 residents · 68.7% owned · 15.0% no carSwadlincote West, South Derbyshire8,687 residents · 69.4% owned · 16.0% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carMill Hill, Upper Deal & Northbourne, Dover9,352 residents · 66.8% owned · 16.8% no carCinderford, Forest of Dean12,961 residents · 66.4% owned · 17.6% no carCokeham & Sompting, Adur7,294 residents · 73.1% owned · 17.8% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pool & Illogan Highway, Cornwall9,036 residents · 63.7% owned · 14.1% no carCamborne South, Cornwall7,270 residents · 64.8% owned · 16.5% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Par

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

Tenure

Owned66.7%
1,980 households
Private rented19.7%
585 households
Social rented13%
386 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.6%
1,414 households
Detached21.7%
645 households
Terraced21.4%
635 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
143 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%
55 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,309 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
903 households
No cars or vans in household14.2%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
334 households
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51%
1,512 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
854 households
4 or more bedrooms13.8%
409 households
1 bedroom6.5%
192 households
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.6%
1,946 households
One-person household28.6%
850 households
Other household types5.8%
172 households
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,102 households
1 person in household28.6%
850 households
3 people in household16.3%
483 households
4 people in household12%
355 households
5 people in household4.5%
133 households
6 people in household1.2%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,206 residents
15–2915.5%
1,072 residents
30–4417.1%
1,183 residents
45–6427.2%
1,884 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,586 residents
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,774 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
68 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
51 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
3,213 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,338 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,026 residents
Good health32.9%
2,283 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,136 residents
Bad health5.4%
374 residents
Very bad health1.6%
112 residents
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,372 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,559 residents
Par · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.1%
539 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
11 households
Par · 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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