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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004011

Penrith Outer

Penrith Outer is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,876 residents in Eden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,876

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,914

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

251.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Malton & Norton South, Ryedale6,707 residents · 73.6% owned · 16.6% no carDriffield East & Nafferton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,108 residents · 79.2% owned · 10.7% no carPocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire12,792 residents · 69.7% owned · 14.0% no carTemplecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port, South Somerset7,085 residents · 68.6% owned · 8.7% no carMarket Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire8,577 residents · 72.0% owned · 11.1% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penrith Outer

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

Tenure

Owned77.1%
3,790 households
Private rented13.9%
683 households
Social rented7.8%
384 households
Shared ownership1.2%
57 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.4%
1,788 households
Detached36%
1,771 households
Terraced17.7%
870 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
317 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
67 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
2,160 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
1,572 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
652 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
529 households
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.9%
2,206 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
1,281 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
1,254 households
1 bedroom3.5%
173 households
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
3,232 households
One-person household30.5%
1,501 households
Other household types3.7%
181 households
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,959 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,501 households
3 people in household14.8%
729 households
4 people in household10.5%
515 households
5 people in household2.9%
145 households
6 people in household1.1%
55 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.2%
1,540 residents
15–2913.9%
1,514 residents
30–4416%
1,737 residents
45–6429%
3,150 residents
65 and over27%
2,938 residents
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
10,611 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
119 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
12 residents
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
2,862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,586 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,552 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
957 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
693 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
5,411 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
3,711 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
5,211 residents
Good health35.6%
3,868 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,362 residents
Bad health3.2%
351 residents
Very bad health0.8%
85 residents
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
9,117 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,760 residents
Penrith Outer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
2,631 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,698 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
488 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Penrith Outer · 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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