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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004154

Heavitree West & Polsloe

Heavitree West & Polsloe is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,295 residents in Exeter. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,295

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,258

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,657.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.8%

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.

Fulford Road & Clementhorpe, York11,774 residents · 48.4% owned · 33.5% no carSouthsea Haslemere Road, Portsmouth8,831 residents · 54.0% owned · 28.8% no carSt Paul's, Cheltenham8,096 residents · 40.1% owned · 32.2% no carLipson, Plymouth8,603 residents · 48.2% owned · 28.6% no carHorfield, Bristol, City of7,488 residents · 63.6% owned · 16.7% no carElm Grove & Bear Road, Brighton and Hove8,705 residents · 56.9% owned · 34.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heavitree West & Polsloe

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

Tenure

Owned52.6%
1,715 households
Private rented35.9%
1,171 households
Social rented10.3%
336 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced58.7%
1,912 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
435 households
Semi-detached13.3%
433 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.8%
287 households
Detached3.9%
127 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.6%
1,551 households
No cars or vans in household27.6%
899 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
622 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
184 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.6%
1,226 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
819 households
4 or more bedrooms24%
781 households
1 bedroom13.2%
431 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.9%
1,690 households
One-person household30.3%
985 households
Other household types17.8%
581 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.2%
985 households
2 people in household30.2%
984 households
3 people in household16.6%
542 households
4 people in household14.9%
484 households
5 people in household5.2%
171 households
6 people in household2.2%
71 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
1,063 residents
15–2935.4%
2,940 residents
30–4420.7%
1,718 residents
45–6418.9%
1,571 residents
65 and over12.1%
1,003 residents
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.2%
7,317 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
477 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
261 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
139 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
101 residents
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.8%
2,921 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications28.8%
2,066 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
754 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.7%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.6%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.6%
3,844 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
2,834 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.8%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students26.2%
1,880 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,391 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
592 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.1%
4,486 residents
Good health31.6%
2,624 residents
Fair health10.2%
842 residents
Bad health3.5%
291 residents
Very bad health0.6%
52 residents
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
6,919 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,376 residents
Heavitree West & Polsloe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.5%
1,711 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,051 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
418 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Heavitree West & Polsloe · 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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