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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004103

Buxton South & East

Buxton South & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,871 residents in High Peak. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,871

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,902

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,912.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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.

Golborne, Wigan8,267 residents · 60.9% owned · 21.1% no carShrewsbury Monkmoor, Shropshire8,654 residents · 60.8% owned · 21.8% no carOswestry East, Shropshire9,918 residents · 62.0% owned · 19.2% no carRudheath West & Leftwich, Cheshire West and Chester9,474 residents · 60.5% owned · 18.8% no carRugeley South & Brereton, Cannock Chase9,287 residents · 68.7% owned · 18.0% no carCudworth Village, Barnsley6,293 residents · 63.5% owned · 22.4% no car

Most similar within High Peak

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hadfield West & Gamesley, High Peak7,028 residents · 58.7% owned · 23.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buxton South & East

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

Tenure

Owned58.9%
1,709 households
Social rented25.1%
727 households
Private rented15.3%
445 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,288 households
Terraced37.8%
1,097 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.3%
240 households
Detached6.3%
182 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
1,378 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
696 households
No cars or vans in household21.1%
614 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
216 households
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.9%
1,535 households
2 bedrooms24.6%
715 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
424 households
1 bedroom7.9%
229 households
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,883 households
One-person household30.5%
885 households
Other household types4.6%
132 households
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
970 households
1 person in household30.5%
885 households
3 people in household16.3%
474 households
4 people in household12.9%
374 households
5 people in household4.8%
139 households
6 people in household1.6%
45 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,355 residents
15–2918%
1,239 residents
30–4417.5%
1,204 residents
45–6427.5%
1,888 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,184 residents
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
6,713 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
72 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.2%
3,271 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
2,087 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.9%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.5%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations10.3%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
3,086 residents
Good health34.2%
2,352 residents
Fair health14.5%
993 residents
Bad health5.1%
352 residents
Very bad health1.3%
88 residents
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
5,439 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,433 residents
Buxton South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.2%
1,282 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
987 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
483 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
142 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Buxton South & East · 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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