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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004175

Ilfracombe East

Ilfracombe East is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,146 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,146

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

731.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

St Marychurch & Maidencombe, Torbay5,877 residents · 63.6% owned · 26.0% no carBideford North, Torridge5,738 residents · 59.9% owned · 26.9% no carHarwich Town & Dovercourt, Tendring6,418 residents · 50.5% owned · 32.0% no carTeignmouth South, Teignbridge6,602 residents · 51.9% owned · 33.7% no carColwyn Bay North, Conwy6,957 residents · 51.9% owned · 31.9% no carLlandudno Town & Gogarth, Conwy8,420 residents · 51.3% owned · 35.7% no car

Most similar within North Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barnstaple Central, North Devon6,272 residents · 43.5% owned · 37.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ilfracombe East

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

Tenure

Owned52.8%
1,292 households
Private rented36%
880 households
Social rented10.4%
255 households
Shared ownership0.7%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced29.5%
721 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.9%
486 households
Detached15.5%
379 households
Semi-detached14.3%
349 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.1%
321 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.6%
112 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
77 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,048 households
No cars or vans in household30%
733 households
2 cars or vans in household19.9%
487 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%
176 households
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms32.7%
800 households
2 bedrooms28%
684 households
1 bedroom21.5%
526 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
436 households
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.3%
1,304 households
One-person household41.6%
1,019 households
Other household types5.1%
125 households
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.7%
1,018 households
2 people in household32.6%
797 households
3 people in household12.1%
295 households
4 people in household9%
221 households
5 people in household3.2%
77 households
6 people in household1.3%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
734 residents
15–2915.1%
778 residents
30–4415.6%
804 residents
45–6430.5%
1,570 residents
65 and over24.4%
1,255 residents
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
4,998 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
90 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
843 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
652 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
589 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
2,375 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
1,958 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.7%
32 residents aged 16 and over
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.3%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.2%
316 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
2,168 residents
Good health33.6%
1,728 residents
Fair health16.3%
838 residents
Bad health6.3%
324 residents
Very bad health1.7%
89 residents
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
3,893 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,253 residents
Ilfracombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.5%
1,016 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
886 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
388 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
140 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
17 households
Ilfracombe East · 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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