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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004176

Lynton & Combe Martin

Lynton & Combe Martin is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,566 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,566

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,489

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.6%

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.

Crackington & Tintagel, Cornwall7,003 residents · 74.2% owned · 9.2% no carKington, Eardisley & Staunton, Herefordshire, County of7,850 residents · 66.8% owned · 9.6% no carDunster, Dulverton & Exmoor, Somerset West and Taunton5,595 residents · 66.5% owned · 10.4% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no carMevagissey & Polgooth, Cornwall8,015 residents · 75.5% owned · 9.6% no carKnighton & Presteigne, Powys9,778 residents · 71.9% owned · 10.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lynton & Combe Martin

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

Tenure

Owned73.8%
1,836 households
Private rented20.3%
506 households
Social rented5.6%
139 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.1%
1,098 households
Terraced20.2%
503 households
Semi-detached19.2%
477 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
132 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
97 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
60 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%
47 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,070 households
2 cars or vans in household30%
747 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%
361 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
312 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
954 households
4 or more bedrooms28.5%
710 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
621 households
1 bedroom8.2%
205 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
1,576 households
One-person household30.8%
766 households
Other household types5.9%
147 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.1%
1,072 households
1 person in household30.8%
766 households
3 people in household11.7%
291 households
4 people in household10%
248 households
5 people in household2.7%
68 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
683 residents
15–2911.3%
629 residents
30–4412.3%
684 residents
45–6432.5%
1,809 residents
65 and over31.6%
1,761 residents
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,457 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
9 residents
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.6%
1,480 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
847 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
537 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.9%
2,557 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,237 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
39 residents aged 16 and over
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers24.2%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
283 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
272 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
2,484 residents
Good health35.4%
1,972 residents
Fair health14.9%
828 residents
Bad health3.9%
216 residents
Very bad health1.2%
66 residents
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
4,453 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,113 residents
Lynton & Combe Martin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,178 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
884 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
353 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Lynton & Combe Martin · 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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