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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004172

Bow, Lapford & Yeoford

Bow, Lapford & Yeoford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,500 residents in Mid Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,500

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,717

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.6%

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.

Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe, West Devon6,904 residents · 74.3% owned · 5.5% no carKingstone & Kingsthorne, Herefordshire, County of10,857 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no carAbermule, Churchstoke & Kerry, Powys5,790 residents · 74.8% owned · 5.9% no carThurlton, Haddiscoe & Geldeston, South Norfolk5,839 residents · 78.3% owned · 6.1% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carBurwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross, Rother7,909 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.0% no car

Most similar within Mid Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Morchard Bishop, Copplestone & Newton St Cyres, Mid Devon7,492 residents · 75.0% owned · 7.5% no carBampton, Holcombe & Westleigh, Mid Devon6,803 residents · 75.2% owned · 6.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bow, Lapford & Yeoford

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

Tenure

Owned77.1%
2,095 households
Private rented14.6%
397 households
Social rented8.1%
220 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.9%
1,491 households
Semi-detached25.8%
701 households
Terraced17.5%
475 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.3%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37%
1,005 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
941 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21.6%
586 households
No cars or vans in household6.8%
185 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,078 households
4 or more bedrooms34.3%
931 households
2 bedrooms20.9%
568 households
1 bedroom5.2%
141 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
1,884 households
One-person household24.8%
674 households
Other household types5.7%
156 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.7%
1,134 households
1 person in household24.8%
674 households
3 people in household14.3%
390 households
4 people in household12.8%
348 households
5 people in household4.1%
111 households
6 people in household1.4%
37 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
14 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
979 residents
15–2913.4%
869 residents
30–4413.7%
894 residents
45–6431.5%
2,051 residents
65 and over26.3%
1,710 residents
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,379 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.6%
1,833 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
902 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.9%
3,159 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,223 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers22.2%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
265 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
3,082 residents
Good health35.2%
2,286 residents
Fair health13.2%
860 residents
Bad health3.2%
210 residents
Very bad health1%
62 residents
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
5,257 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,244 residents
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
957 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
390 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Bow, Lapford & Yeoford · 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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