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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004145

Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,106 residents in East Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,106

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,963

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

446.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Bembridge & Nettlestone, Isle of Wight7,326 residents · 80.7% owned · 13.1% no carMilford & Lymington South, New Forest7,731 residents · 83.3% owned · 8.9% no carPreston & Lodmoor, Dorset8,848 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.4% no carHighcliffe & Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,483 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.0% no carKingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Dover6,932 residents · 82.6% owned · 10.9% no carChurch Stretton, Shropshire5,752 residents · 75.5% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Budleigh Salterton

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

Tenure

Owned77.7%
2,302 households
Private rented12.9%
382 households
Social rented8.3%
247 households
Shared ownership1%
30 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.5%
1,021 households
Semi-detached25.5%
756 households
Terraced16.7%
494 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
438 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
176 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.6%
1,380 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
895 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
378 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
308 households
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.9%
1,240 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
743 households
4 or more bedrooms24.8%
735 households
1 bedroom8.2%
243 households
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
1,850 households
One-person household34.4%
1,018 households
Other household types3%
90 households
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44%
1,302 households
1 person in household34.4%
1,019 households
3 people in household10%
296 households
4 people in household8.3%
247 households
5 people in household2.3%
68 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.5%
639 residents
15–299.5%
578 residents
30–4410.2%
623 residents
45–6425.2%
1,536 residents
65 and over44.7%
2,728 residents
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,995 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
2,252 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
766 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.7%
3,182 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.3%
2,182 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
251 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
228 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
2,594 residents
Good health37.4%
2,285 residents
Fair health14.9%
908 residents
Bad health4.3%
264 residents
Very bad health0.9%
55 residents
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.9%
4,754 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.1%
1,352 residents
Budleigh Salterton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
1,517 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,073 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
323 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Budleigh Salterton · 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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