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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003960

Tywardreath & Fowey

Tywardreath & Fowey is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,687 residents in Cornwall. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cornwall
5,687

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,604

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

204.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.3%

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.

Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire8,303 residents · 75.8% owned · 10.8% no carSandwich & Eastry, Dover8,921 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.6% no carBeaumaris & Benllech, Isle of Anglesey8,161 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no carGunton East, Corton & Somerleyton, East Suffolk6,638 residents · 80.8% owned · 11.3% no carSaxmundham & Coldfair Green, East Suffolk9,699 residents · 65.8% owned · 12.9% no carPickering & Thornton Dale, Ryedale10,614 residents · 71.6% owned · 14.9% no car

Most similar within Cornwall

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Towednack, Lelant & Carbis Bay, Cornwall5,899 residents · 78.0% owned · 11.4% no carPorthleven, Breage & Praa Sands, Cornwall6,903 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.2% no carMevagissey & Polgooth, Cornwall8,015 residents · 75.5% owned · 9.6% no carKingsand, Antony & Maryfield, Cornwall6,192 residents · 70.4% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tywardreath & Fowey

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

Tenure

Owned74.7%
1,946 households
Private rented19%
494 households
Social rented5.8%
150 households
Shared ownership0.5%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.1%
1,175 households
Semi-detached24.2%
630 households
Terraced21.3%
554 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
85 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,169 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
768 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
349 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
317 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,110 households
2 bedrooms27.6%
719 households
4 or more bedrooms24.7%
642 households
1 bedroom5.1%
133 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
1,672 households
One-person household30.6%
795 households
Other household types5.1%
132 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.6%
1,134 households
1 person in household30.5%
794 households
3 people in household12.2%
318 households
4 people in household9.3%
241 households
5 people in household3.3%
87 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%
642 residents
15–2912.3%
701 residents
30–4412%
683 residents
45–6430.4%
1,729 residents
65 and over33.9%
1,930 residents
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
5,547 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
68 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
44 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.3%
1,608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
863 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.1%
2,493 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.8%
2,431 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.6%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
304 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,431 residents
Good health34.8%
1,978 residents
Fair health16%
911 residents
Bad health5%
284 residents
Very bad health1.5%
83 residents
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
4,441 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,248 residents
Tywardreath & Fowey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.2%
1,280 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
904 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Tywardreath & Fowey · 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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