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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004023

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,329 residents in South Lakeland. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,329

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,713

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

21.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

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.

Helmsley & Ampleforth, Ryedale7,097 residents · 66.0% owned · 9.7% no carKeswick & Derwent Valley, Allerdale6,279 residents · 66.8% owned · 18.4% no carSettle, Hellifield & Horton, Craven7,879 residents · 72.8% owned · 14.1% no carIngleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carBakewell North, Baslow & Calver, Derbyshire Dales6,315 residents · 72.4% owned · 9.7% no carKirkbymoorside & Moors, Ryedale6,349 residents · 69.9% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
1,891 households
Private rented19.5%
530 households
Social rented9.8%
265 households
Shared ownership1%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.9%
974 households
Semi-detached27.7%
751 households
Terraced21.6%
587 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
240 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
19 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.8%
1,189 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
854 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
336 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
335 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,081 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
746 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
707 households
1 bedroom6.6%
179 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
1,688 households
One-person household34.3%
931 households
Other household types3.5%
95 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.3%
1,121 households
1 person in household34.3%
931 households
3 people in household12%
325 households
4 people in household8.5%
232 households
5 people in household2.9%
79 households
6 people in household0.7%
19 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
939 residents
15–2916.1%
1,016 residents
30–4410.9%
689 residents
45–6428.6%
1,809 residents
65 and over29.7%
1,877 residents
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
6,172 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
77 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
2,115 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
2,718 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.9%
2,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.6%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.9%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.1%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%
3,173 residents
Good health34.4%
2,177 residents
Fair health11.9%
750 residents
Bad health2.8%
179 residents
Very bad health0.8%
49 residents
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
5,317 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,012 residents
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,496 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
922 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
256 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale · 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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