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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004174

Crediton

Crediton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,077 residents in Mid Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,077

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,708

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,836.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Blandford Forum Town, Dorset10,359 residents · 63.2% owned · 17.8% no carShaftesbury, Dorset9,158 residents · 62.6% owned · 14.5% no carSt Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carWellington North, Somerset West and Taunton10,520 residents · 57.7% owned · 18.1% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no carOswestry West, Shropshire9,568 residents · 60.1% owned · 21.7% no car

Most similar within Mid Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cullompton, Mid Devon8,808 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crediton

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
2,309 households
Private rented21.6%
801 households
Social rented14.5%
537 households
Shared ownership1.5%
57 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28.4%
1,053 households
Detached27.6%
1,024 households
Terraced23.2%
861 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.5%
539 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
86 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
66 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,642 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
989 households
No cars or vans in household19.8%
736 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
341 households
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,415 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
1,056 households
4 or more bedrooms21.1%
781 households
1 bedroom12.3%
456 households
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,276 households
One-person household34.6%
1,282 households
Other household types4%
148 households
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,340 households
1 person in household34.6%
1,282 households
3 people in household13.3%
495 households
4 people in household11.3%
419 households
5 people in household3.5%
131 households
6 people in household0.9%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,379 residents
15–2916.1%
1,302 residents
30–4417.6%
1,422 residents
45–6425.7%
2,073 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,901 residents
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
7,888 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
80 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,892 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
743 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,925 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,577 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.6%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,677 residents
Good health36.1%
2,915 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,117 residents
Bad health3.6%
289 residents
Very bad health1%
80 residents
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,502 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,575 residents
Crediton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
1,762 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,320 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
498 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
121 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Crediton · 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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