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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004138

Seaton

Seaton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,688 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,688

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,872

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,615.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

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.

Sheringham, North Norfolk7,088 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.6% no carBirchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carYarmouth & Freshwater, Isle of Wight9,693 residents · 71.6% owned · 18.6% no carBridport South & West Bay, Dorset5,553 residents · 64.0% owned · 20.6% no carBrixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carBare, Lancaster5,158 residents · 78.7% owned · 20.1% no car

Most similar within East Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Exmouth Littleham, East Devon7,776 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Seaton

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

Tenure

Owned72.8%
2,820 households
Private rented18.8%
727 households
Social rented7.5%
292 households
Shared ownership0.8%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.7%
1,539 households
Semi-detached21.1%
818 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.1%
664 households
Terraced14.1%
546 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
167 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
82 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.4%
1,913 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
986 households
No cars or vans in household17.8%
688 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
286 households
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.7%
1,460 households
3 bedrooms31.3%
1,211 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
679 households
1 bedroom13.5%
524 households
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,278 households
One-person household38.2%
1,478 households
Other household types3%
117 households
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.9%
1,663 households
1 person in household38.2%
1,478 households
3 people in household10.1%
393 households
4 people in household6.6%
257 households
5 people in household1.6%
63 households
6 people in household0.4%
16 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.5%
728 residents
15–2910%
770 residents
30–4410.1%
777 residents
45–6426.3%
2,024 residents
65 and over44.1%
3,387 residents
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,418 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
141 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
2,005 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,097 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
977 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
538 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.9%
3,995 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.1%
2,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,410 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.5%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health37.8%
2,909 residents
Very good health36%
2,771 residents
Fair health19%
1,460 residents
Bad health5.6%
433 residents
Very bad health1.5%
117 residents
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
5,759 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,929 residents
Seaton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,759 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.9%
1,509 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
68 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Seaton · 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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