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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004171

Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton

Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,523 residents in Mid Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,523

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,611

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.0%

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.

Rode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no carChurton, Farndon & Malpas, Cheshire West and Chester9,774 residents · 72.4% owned · 6.9% no carFeniton & Whimple, East Devon8,894 residents · 77.7% owned · 6.0% no carKingham, Enstone & Middle Barton, West Oxfordshire6,269 residents · 68.6% owned · 6.8% no carRobertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst, Rother9,283 residents · 75.3% owned · 7.9% no carBishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke, Somerset West and Taunton7,167 residents · 73.7% owned · 8.0% no car

Most similar within Mid Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Uffculme & Hemyock, Mid Devon6,780 residents · 70.3% owned · 9.2% no carWilland, Sampford Peverell & Halberton, Mid Devon7,579 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,634 households
Private rented15.5%
559 households
Social rented10.3%
373 households
Shared ownership1.2%
43 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.2%
1,488 households
Semi-detached30.9%
1,115 households
Terraced21.6%
780 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
139 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.1%
1,338 households
1 car or van in household35.8%
1,293 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.2%
657 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
323 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,403 households
4 or more bedrooms33%
1,191 households
2 bedrooms23.4%
844 households
1 bedroom4.8%
173 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%
2,488 households
One-person household26.4%
953 households
Other household types4.7%
169 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,428 households
1 person in household26.4%
953 households
3 people in household14.8%
534 households
4 people in household13.4%
485 households
5 people in household4.2%
153 households
6 people in household1.3%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,422 residents
15–2914%
1,189 residents
30–4416.9%
1,438 residents
45–6428.6%
2,434 residents
65 and over23.9%
2,037 residents
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
8,340 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
105 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
39 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
11 residents
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38%
2,654 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.2%
854 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
4,225 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,636 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,663 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.8%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.4%
586 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
4,381 residents
Good health32.9%
2,802 residents
Fair health11.6%
988 residents
Bad health3.1%
261 residents
Very bad health1%
88 residents
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
7,065 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,455 residents
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.4%
2,001 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,162 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
386 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
57 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Bradninch, Silverton & Thorverton · 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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