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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004162

Alphington & Marsh Barton

Alphington & Marsh Barton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,937 residents in Exeter. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,937

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,204

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,375.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.2%

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.

Shrewsbury Greenfields, Shropshire7,956 residents · 55.2% owned · 24.6% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carSouthowram & Siddal, Calderdale7,931 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.3% no carStratford North, Stratford-on-Avon12,299 residents · 55.2% owned · 21.2% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no carBarry Island, Vale of Glamorgan11,039 residents · 66.1% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Alphington & Marsh Barton

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
1,940 households
Private rented27.7%
886 households
Social rented11%
352 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35%
1,120 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.9%
733 households
Semi-detached20.6%
660 households
Detached17.8%
570 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
83 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.8%
1,562 households
2 cars or vans in household23.5%
754 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
669 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
219 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.5%
1,138 households
2 bedrooms32.6%
1,044 households
4 or more bedrooms16.9%
541 households
1 bedroom15%
480 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58%
1,858 households
One-person household35.2%
1,128 households
Other household types6.8%
218 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,206 households
1 person in household35.2%
1,128 households
3 people in household13.3%
428 households
4 people in household9.8%
315 households
5 people in household3%
97 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
930 residents
15–2917.9%
1,243 residents
30–4420.4%
1,415 residents
45–6425.8%
1,790 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,559 residents
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
6,543 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
147 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
139 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
77 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
36 residents
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.2%
1,975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
585 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
425 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
3,653 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.1%
2,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
883 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
602 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
3,368 residents
Good health32.9%
2,281 residents
Fair health13.1%
911 residents
Bad health4.1%
285 residents
Very bad health1.3%
89 residents
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
5,594 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,343 residents
Alphington & Marsh Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%
1,673 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,034 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
410 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Alphington & Marsh Barton · 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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