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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004140

Sidmouth Town

Sidmouth Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,272 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,272

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,708

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

892.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.6%

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.

Highcliffe & Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,483 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.0% no carEast Preston & Rustington East, Arun7,955 residents · 81.7% owned · 17.4% no carMeads, Eastbourne6,747 residents · 76.2% owned · 25.2% no carSheringham, North Norfolk7,088 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.6% no carKewhurst, Rother7,711 residents · 81.5% owned · 18.4% no carBridport South & West Bay, Dorset5,553 residents · 64.0% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within East Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Seaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carBudleigh Salterton, East Devon6,106 residents · 77.7% owned · 12.8% no carExmouth Littleham, East Devon7,776 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sidmouth Town

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
2,114 households
Private rented16.5%
448 households
Social rented4.7%
126 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.1%
924 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.3%
550 households
Terraced20.2%
548 households
Semi-detached12.6%
340 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.1%
192 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.9%
106 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
44 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48%
1,300 households
No cars or vans in household23.1%
625 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
614 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%
169 households
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms35.8%
968 households
3 bedrooms35.1%
951 households
4 or more bedrooms18.6%
504 households
1 bedroom10.5%
283 households
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.3%
1,495 households
One-person household40.7%
1,102 households
Other household types4%
108 households
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.7%
1,155 households
1 person in household40.7%
1,102 households
3 people in household8.5%
230 households
4 people in household5.2%
140 households
5 people in household2.1%
57 households
6 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 158%
420 residents
15–298%
424 residents
30–449.1%
479 residents
45–6424.2%
1,275 residents
65 and over50.7%
2,675 residents
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
5,084 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
104 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.6%
1,955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
654 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
649 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
195 residents aged 16 and over
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive63.2%
3,042 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)36%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
40 residents aged 16 and over
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.2%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
718 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
222 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
218 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.8%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
2,074 residents
Good health37.3%
1,966 residents
Fair health18.1%
956 residents
Bad health4.1%
217 residents
Very bad health1.2%
61 residents
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.2%
4,016 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.8%
1,256 residents
Sidmouth Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
1,349 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39%
1,055 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
267 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Sidmouth Town · 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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