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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004133

Axminster

Axminster is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,813 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,813

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,410

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

190

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Harleston & Pulham, South Norfolk7,548 residents · 66.6% owned · 13.1% no carAylsham, Broadland8,938 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.3% no carSaxmundham & Coldfair Green, East Suffolk9,699 residents · 65.8% owned · 12.9% no carSomerton, South Somerset6,237 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.1% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carBungay & the Saints, East Suffolk7,261 residents · 67.3% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Axminster

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
2,992 households
Private rented16.1%
710 households
Social rented14%
618 households
Shared ownership2%
88 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37.1%
1,635 households
Semi-detached29.3%
1,291 households
Terraced21.1%
931 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
390 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
64 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
22 households
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,910 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
1,326 households
No cars or vans in household14.2%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
546 households
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.5%
1,918 households
2 bedrooms30%
1,323 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
826 households
1 bedroom7.8%
343 households
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
2,820 households
One-person household31.4%
1,385 households
Other household types4.6%
201 households
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,757 households
1 person in household31.4%
1,385 households
3 people in household13.6%
601 households
4 people in household9.7%
429 households
5 people in household3.9%
171 households
6 people in household1.1%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,470 residents
15–2913.4%
1,317 residents
30–4415.4%
1,512 residents
45–6426.6%
2,611 residents
65 and over29.6%
2,902 residents
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
9,526 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
129 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
126 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
12 residents
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
2,392 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,297 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
902 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
569 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
4,428 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
3,728 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,584 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17%
1,399 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.5%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
4,211 residents
Good health36.8%
3,608 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,480 residents
Bad health4.3%
423 residents
Very bad health0.9%
92 residents
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
7,812 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
2,001 residents
Axminster · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
2,097 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,586 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
611 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
111 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Axminster · 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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