Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004132

Feniton & Whimple

Feniton & Whimple is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,894 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,894

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,722

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Feniton & Whimple

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

Tenure

Owned77.7%

2,893 households

Private rented14.6%

542 households

Social rented6.6%

245 households

Shared ownership1.1%

40 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.9%

1,818 households

Semi-detached33.2%

1,236 households

Terraced13.7%

511 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%

48 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.3%

47 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%

27 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

20 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

11 households

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.2%

1,496 households

1 car or van in household33.5%

1,248 households

3 or more cars or vans in household20.3%

756 households

No cars or vans in household6%

222 households

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%

1,446 households

4 or more bedrooms35.7%

1,327 households

2 bedrooms22.3%

830 households

1 bedroom3.2%

118 households

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%

2,671 households

One-person household23.6%

880 households

Other household types4.6%

171 households

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.3%

1,537 households

1 person in household23.7%

880 households

3 people in household15.2%

566 households

4 people in household14.4%

537 households

5 people in household4%

147 households

6 people in household0.9%

34 households

7 people in household0.4%

16 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%

1,380 residents

15–2912.9%

1,150 residents

30–4414.9%

1,324 residents

45–6430.4%

2,705 residents

65 and over26.2%

2,333 residents

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%

8,764 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%

62 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%

33 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

20 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

16 residents

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.3%

2,766 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.5%

1,296 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.6%

1,081 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.8%

947 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%

679 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.9%

439 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

202 residents aged 16 and over

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%

4,354 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40%

2,967 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.2%

91 residents aged 16 and over

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%

1,778 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.9%

1,326 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%

1,168 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%

794 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%

701 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.7%

574 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

386 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%

354 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

329 residents aged 16 and over

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%

4,638 residents

Good health32.9%

2,930 residents

Fair health11%

979 residents

Bad health3%

270 residents

Very bad health0.9%

77 residents

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%

7,475 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16%

1,419 residents

Feniton & Whimple · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%

2,048 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%

1,261 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%

366 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%

44 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Feniton & Whimple · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004132

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Feniton & Whimple

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Life in Feniton & Whimple

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.