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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004168

Tiverton West

Tiverton West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,252 residents in Mid Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,252

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,945

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

516

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Sleaford East, North Kesteven9,835 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.4% no carAtherstone, North Warwickshire11,740 residents · 58.5% owned · 21.9% no carSudbury, Babergh11,622 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.8% no carNewport Central & Parkhurst West, Isle of Wight7,411 residents · 51.1% owned · 32.0% no carLeominster South, Herefordshire, County of6,290 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.0% no carWelshpool, Powys6,637 residents · 49.6% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tiverton West

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

Tenure

Owned50.5%
1,486 households
Private rented25.1%
738 households
Social rented23.8%
702 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42%
1,238 households
Semi-detached21.9%
646 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
400 households
Detached13.1%
386 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.4%
131 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
54 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
27 households
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,311 households
No cars or vans in household28.7%
846 households
2 cars or vans in household20.1%
593 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
195 households
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,097 households
2 bedrooms32%
943 households
1 bedroom16.3%
479 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
427 households
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.3%
1,689 households
One-person household38.1%
1,122 households
Other household types4.6%
135 households
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
1,122 households
2 people in household34.6%
1,021 households
3 people in household12.3%
363 households
4 people in household10.1%
298 households
5 people in household3.1%
90 households
6 people in household1.2%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,081 residents
15–2916.2%
1,010 residents
30–4419.5%
1,219 residents
45–6425.4%
1,588 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,351 residents
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,078 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
82 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
788 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
2,952 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
66 residents aged 16 and over
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.2%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
2,636 residents
Good health35.8%
2,238 residents
Fair health15.7%
979 residents
Bad health4.9%
306 residents
Very bad health1.5%
94 residents
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
4,885 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,367 residents
Tiverton West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.1%
1,153 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,100 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
155 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Tiverton West · 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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