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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003976

Keswick & Derwent Valley

Keswick & Derwent Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,279 residents in Allerdale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,279

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,907

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.4%

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.

Settle, Hellifield & Horton, Craven7,879 residents · 72.8% owned · 14.1% no carSedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale, South Lakeland6,329 residents · 69.7% owned · 12.3% no carIngleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carWindermere North, Ambleside & Langdales, South Lakeland6,127 residents · 53.4% owned · 19.9% no carWindermere South & Staveley, South Lakeland8,022 residents · 63.8% owned · 16.3% no carBarnard Castle & Upper Teesdale, County Durham12,145 residents · 67.8% owned · 15.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Keswick & Derwent Valley

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
1,941 households
Social rented19.2%
557 households
Private rented12.7%
370 households
Shared ownership1.3%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28%
816 households
Detached26.2%
762 households
Terraced26.2%
762 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.9%
376 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
14 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,306 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
795 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
535 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%
272 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,180 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
799 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
681 households
1 bedroom8.5%
248 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
1,755 households
One-person household35.1%
1,020 households
Other household types4.5%
132 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,168 households
1 person in household35.1%
1,020 households
3 people in household11.7%
340 households
4 people in household9.3%
270 households
5 people in household2.6%
75 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
715 residents
15–2912.6%
793 residents
30–4414.5%
913 residents
45–6431.3%
1,966 residents
65 and over30.1%
1,893 residents
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
6,077 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
84 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.4%
2,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
912 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
2,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,442 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.9%
1,093 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.6%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
3,075 residents
Good health33.6%
2,109 residents
Fair health13.4%
839 residents
Bad health3%
187 residents
Very bad health1.1%
69 residents
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,172 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,107 residents
Keswick & Derwent Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.1%
1,573 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,020 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
274 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Keswick & Derwent Valley · 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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