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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004010

Penrith Central & West

Penrith Central & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,730 residents in Eden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,730

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,672

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,618.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Rushden East, North Northamptonshire9,357 residents · 50.9% owned · 23.8% no carTrowbridge North, Wiltshire6,865 residents · 54.4% owned · 28.3% no carNewark North, Newark and Sherwood11,686 residents · 46.4% owned · 31.4% no carTiverton West, Mid Devon6,252 residents · 50.5% owned · 28.7% no carIlkeston Town, Erewash9,737 residents · 57.7% owned · 29.1% no carHereford Central, Herefordshire, County of9,767 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penrith Central & West

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

Tenure

Owned50.1%
1,840 households
Social rented26.1%
958 households
Private rented22%
809 households
Shared ownership1.8%
65 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.5%
1,193 households
Semi-detached29.4%
1,080 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23%
845 households
Detached7.6%
279 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
94 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
91 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
89 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,633 households
No cars or vans in household30.7%
1,128 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
727 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
185 households
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35%
1,286 households
2 bedrooms34.7%
1,276 households
1 bedroom17.1%
628 households
4 or more bedrooms13.2%
483 households
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54%
1,982 households
One-person household40.8%
1,500 households
Other household types5.2%
190 households
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.8%
1,500 households
2 people in household31.6%
1,160 households
3 people in household12.1%
446 households
4 people in household10.5%
386 households
5 people in household3.7%
137 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,183 residents
15–2917.2%
1,327 residents
30–4420.6%
1,595 residents
45–6427.4%
2,121 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,505 residents
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.8%
7,404 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
185 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
57 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,493 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62%
3,999 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
2,365 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.8%
1,408 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.4%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.6%
3,217 residents
Good health36.9%
2,853 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,202 residents
Bad health4.6%
357 residents
Very bad health1.3%
101 residents
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
6,193 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,537 residents
Penrith Central & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,557 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,313 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
631 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
158 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Penrith Central & 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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