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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004177

Ilfracombe West

Ilfracombe West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,891 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,891

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,595

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

390.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.8%

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.

Okehampton, West Devon7,710 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no carGreat Torrington, Torridge5,801 residents · 64.8% owned · 17.4% no carBude & Stratton, Cornwall10,596 residents · 63.3% owned · 18.0% no carLaunceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carNewton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough, Teignbridge5,827 residents · 61.9% owned · 22.1% no carKingsbridge, South Hams6,285 residents · 61.5% owned · 17.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ilfracombe West

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

Tenure

Owned64.6%
1,676 households
Private rented25.2%
653 households
Social rented10.1%
261 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached27.7%
720 households
Terraced26.9%
699 households
Semi-detached17.8%
463 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
401 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
190 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.4%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,123 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
635 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
587 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%
253 households
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.5%
897 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
730 households
4 or more bedrooms24.1%
626 households
1 bedroom13.3%
345 households
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
1,594 households
One-person household33.3%
864 households
Other household types5.3%
137 households
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
929 households
1 person in household33.3%
864 households
3 people in household14.4%
374 households
4 people in household10.7%
279 households
5 people in household3.8%
100 households
6 people in household1.2%
32 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
907 residents
15–2915.9%
939 residents
30–4415.4%
908 residents
45–6428.3%
1,669 residents
65 and over24.9%
1,467 residents
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
5,782 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
49 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.8%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
782 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
341 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
2,721 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,125 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
60 residents aged 16 and over
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
729 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.7%
478 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.4%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
2,633 residents
Good health33.5%
1,975 residents
Fair health15.4%
906 residents
Bad health5.1%
303 residents
Very bad health1.2%
73 residents
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
4,624 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,267 residents
Ilfracombe West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,139 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
941 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
411 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
98 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Ilfracombe West · 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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