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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004155

Heavitree East & Whipton South

Heavitree East & Whipton South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,459 residents in Exeter. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,459

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,266

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,706.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Baguley West & Brooklands, Manchester8,384 residents · 54.6% owned · 26.4% no carFairwater North, Cardiff6,641 residents · 57.9% owned · 27.8% no carHarefield, Southampton6,402 residents · 59.0% owned · 20.7% no carSwinton Worsley Road, Salford9,894 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.8% no carHadfield West & Gamesley, High Peak7,028 residents · 58.7% owned · 23.9% no carHenbury & Brentry, Bristol, City of12,095 residents · 51.5% owned · 23.7% no car

Most similar within Exeter

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Wonford & St Loye's, Exeter8,300 residents · 53.0% owned · 30.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heavitree East & Whipton South

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

Tenure

Owned57.5%
1,878 households
Social rented30.1%
983 households
Private rented11.5%
374 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.5%
15 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.1%
1,016 households
Semi-detached30.3%
988 households
Terraced27.6%
901 households
Detached9.8%
319 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
1,511 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
856 households
2 cars or vans in household20.5%
670 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7%
228 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.2%
1,376 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
1,053 households
4 or more bedrooms14.2%
465 households
1 bedroom11.3%
370 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
2,044 households
One-person household32%
1,045 households
Other household types5.4%
177 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,091 households
1 person in household32%
1,045 households
3 people in household15.7%
511 households
4 people in household14%
458 households
5 people in household3.5%
115 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,322 residents
15–2916.4%
1,222 residents
30–4419.2%
1,436 residents
45–6426.1%
1,947 residents
65 and over20.5%
1,533 residents
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
6,983 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
231 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
143 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
1,871 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
923 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
662 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.4%
3,589 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.4%
2,380 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,493 residents
Good health33%
2,463 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,020 residents
Bad health4.8%
356 residents
Very bad health1.7%
127 residents
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
5,904 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,555 residents
Heavitree East & Whipton South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,405 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,117 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
558 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
175 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Heavitree East & Whipton South · 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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