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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004135

Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme

Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,360 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,360

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,743

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

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.

Chillington, Torcross & Stoke Fleming, South Hams5,762 residents · 76.8% owned · 9.9% no carWestfield, Fairlight & Broad Oak, Rother9,238 residents · 83.5% owned · 8.7% no carBurton Bradstock & Chideock, Dorset7,665 residents · 73.5% owned · 8.5% no carWilliton, Quantock & Stogursey, Somerset West and Taunton7,971 residents · 71.8% owned · 8.2% no carYoxford, Wenhaston & Walberswick, East Suffolk6,259 residents · 75.6% owned · 7.3% no carBeaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, Dorset10,043 residents · 68.9% owned · 8.0% no car

Most similar within East Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sidbury, Offwell & Beer, East Devon5,325 residents · 76.4% owned · 9.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme

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

Tenure

Owned77.8%
2,911 households
Private rented12.1%
453 households
Social rented9.8%
365 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.6%
2,079 households
Semi-detached25.6%
958 households
Terraced13.7%
512 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
61 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.7%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household36.1%
1,349 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
595 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
351 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,552 households
4 or more bedrooms31.3%
1,171 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
874 households
1 bedroom3.9%
147 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,564 households
One-person household27.6%
1,034 households
Other household types3.8%
144 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.3%
1,694 households
1 person in household27.6%
1,034 households
3 people in household12.8%
479 households
4 people in household9.3%
347 households
5 people in household4%
151 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.9%
995 residents
15–2910.9%
913 residents
30–4410.7%
894 residents
45–6429.9%
2,502 residents
65 and over36.6%
3,056 residents
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
8,206 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
73 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
474 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.5%
3,760 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.6%
3,475 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,596 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.8%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
3,745 residents
Good health36.3%
3,036 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,185 residents
Bad health3.6%
300 residents
Very bad health1.1%
94 residents
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,705 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,655 residents
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,901 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,388 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
396 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Kilmington, Colyton & Uplyme · 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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