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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004075

Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington

Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,129 residents in Derbyshire Dales. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,129

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.1%

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.

Tisbury, Donhead & Tollard Royal, Wiltshire6,163 residents · 68.0% owned · 9.3% no carMoretonhampstead, Lustleigh & East Dartmoor, Teignbridge5,743 residents · 76.5% owned · 7.8% no carPateley Bridge & Nidd Valley, Harrogate6,013 residents · 73.3% owned · 7.8% no carHawkshead & Cartmel Fell, South Lakeland5,269 residents · 70.6% owned · 6.6% no carTenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no carAskham, Ullswater & Greystoke, Eden5,500 residents · 71.0% owned · 7.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
2,456 households
Private rented17.1%
551 households
Social rented5.9%
191 households
Shared ownership0.8%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.2%
1,845 households
Semi-detached24.3%
783 households
Terraced10.6%
341 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
98 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
78 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37%
1,193 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,131 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.5%
628 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
275 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.3%
1,202 households
4 or more bedrooms33.4%
1,078 households
2 bedrooms22.6%
728 households
1 bedroom6.7%
217 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,150 households
One-person household29.3%
947 households
Other household types4.1%
132 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.6%
1,375 households
1 person in household29.3%
947 households
3 people in household13.2%
426 households
4 people in household10.2%
330 households
5 people in household3.3%
105 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
887 residents
15–2912.3%
878 residents
30–4411.5%
817 residents
45–6435%
2,493 residents
65 and over28.9%
2,058 residents
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
7,008 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
55 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
49 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.1%
2,473 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
536 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
3,493 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
2,615 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
58 residents aged 16 and over
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,450 residents
Good health35.5%
2,530 residents
Fair health12.2%
867 residents
Bad health3.1%
221 residents
Very bad health0.9%
61 residents
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
5,944 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,185 residents
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.2%
1,748 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,075 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
360 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ashbourne North, Dovedale & Carsington · 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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