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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004178

Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde

Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,255 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,255

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,191

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.9%

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.

Feniton & Whimple, East Devon8,894 residents · 77.7% owned · 6.0% no carDraycott, Westbury & Wookey, Mendip8,473 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.3% no carRode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no carRobertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst, Rother9,283 residents · 75.3% owned · 7.9% no carTarporley & Eddisbury Hill, Cheshire West and Chester6,434 residents · 78.1% owned · 7.4% no carYealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford, South Hams8,103 residents · 71.5% owned · 6.9% no car

Most similar within North Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton, North Devon6,513 residents · 77.8% owned · 6.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde

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

Tenure

Owned80.6%
1,767 households
Private rented15.7%
345 households
Social rented3.2%
71 households
Shared ownership0.4%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached66.2%
1,450 households
Semi-detached17.1%
375 households
Terraced6%
132 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
81 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
73 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
21 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.7%
848 households
1 car or van in household35.7%
781 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.5%
405 households
No cars or vans in household7.1%
155 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.1%
857 households
3 bedrooms36.3%
795 households
2 bedrooms20%
439 households
1 bedroom4.5%
99 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68%
1,489 households
One-person household26.3%
575 households
Other household types5.8%
126 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
844 households
1 person in household26.2%
575 households
3 people in household15.6%
341 households
4 people in household13.9%
304 households
5 people in household4.3%
95 households
6 people in household1.1%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
782 residents
15–2912%
632 residents
30–4414.4%
757 residents
45–6430.6%
1,606 residents
65 and over28.1%
1,478 residents
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
5,144 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
68 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
19 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
9 residents
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.9%
1,717 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
711 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
637 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
2,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers22.1%
977 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
213 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
200 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
2,863 residents
Good health30.9%
1,623 residents
Fair health10.7%
561 residents
Bad health2.9%
153 residents
Very bad health1.1%
57 residents
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
4,445 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
810 residents
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,255 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
741 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.8%
171 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
22 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Woolacombe, Georgeham & Croyde · 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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