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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004141

Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury

Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,259 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,259

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,675

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

113

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.9%

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.

Shortlanesend, Chacewater & Carnon Downs, Cornwall9,116 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.5% no carFramlingham & Hacheston, East Suffolk10,053 residents · 71.2% owned · 8.3% no carShotley Peninsula, Babergh7,595 residents · 74.3% owned · 9.5% no carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no carFordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen, New Forest10,923 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.3% no carBere Regis & Lytchett Matravers, Dorset5,834 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.6% no car

Most similar within East Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ottery St Mary & West Hill, East Devon9,495 residents · 75.7% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury

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

Tenure

Owned73.4%
1,963 households
Private rented17.2%
459 households
Social rented8.7%
234 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.7%
1,276 households
Semi-detached30.1%
806 households
Terraced18%
480 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
25 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.4%
1,026 households
1 car or van in household38%
1,016 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%
431 households
No cars or vans in household7.5%
201 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,065 households
4 or more bedrooms30.4%
814 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
682 households
1 bedroom4.3%
114 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
1,851 households
One-person household26.5%
709 households
Other household types4.3%
115 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.5%
1,137 households
1 person in household26.4%
707 households
3 people in household14.5%
387 households
4 people in household11.2%
299 households
5 people in household4.2%
112 households
6 people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
893 residents
15–2913.4%
837 residents
30–4413.8%
866 residents
45–6429.1%
1,820 residents
65 and over29.4%
1,841 residents
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
6,151 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
72 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
5 residents
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.9%
2,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
886 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
805 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
2,795 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
2,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.6%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
918 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.5%
3,159 residents
Good health33.4%
2,093 residents
Fair health11.8%
736 residents
Bad health3.5%
217 residents
Very bad health0.8%
53 residents
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
5,136 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,123 residents
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.7%
1,465 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
918 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
251 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury · 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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