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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004016

Windermere South & Staveley

Windermere South & Staveley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,022 residents in South Lakeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,022

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,628

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

92.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

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.

Thirsk North, Hambleton8,627 residents · 65.6% owned · 14.2% no carMoreton & Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold10,008 residents · 63.6% owned · 12.9% no carKeswick & Derwent Valley, Allerdale6,279 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.4% no carWest Cockermouth & Great Broughton, Allerdale8,197 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.8% no carChapel-en-le-Frith & Hope Valley, High Peak12,894 residents · 74.6% owned · 12.3% no carPocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire12,792 residents · 69.7% owned · 14.0% no car

Most similar within South Lakeland

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kendal North & Burneside, South Lakeland8,878 residents · 68.2% owned · 18.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Windermere South & Staveley

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

Tenure

Owned63.8%
2,315 households
Private rented21.3%
771 households
Social rented13.9%
503 households
Shared ownership0.9%
33 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced27.1%
982 households
Semi-detached27%
981 households
Detached26.5%
960 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.4%
451 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.3%
121 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
62 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%
1,585 households
2 cars or vans in household29.2%
1,059 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
590 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
392 households
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.9%
1,556 households
2 bedrooms26.6%
965 households
4 or more bedrooms21.2%
770 households
1 bedroom9.2%
335 households
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,238 households
One-person household32.8%
1,190 households
Other household types5.4%
197 households
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,400 households
1 person in household32.8%
1,190 households
3 people in household13.3%
483 households
4 people in household11.6%
422 households
5 people in household2.6%
94 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
1,007 residents
15–2914.8%
1,187 residents
30–4417.8%
1,427 residents
45–6429.9%
2,397 residents
65 and over25%
2,002 residents
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
7,760 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
92 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%
2,584 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
990 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
952 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
4,069 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.4%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,026 residents
Good health33.6%
2,697 residents
Fair health12.1%
974 residents
Bad health3.1%
248 residents
Very bad health0.9%
74 residents
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
6,745 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,275 residents
Windermere South & Staveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,985 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,196 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
383 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Windermere South & Staveley · 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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