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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004179

Braunton

Braunton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,207 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,207

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,866

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

255

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Helston, Cornwall12,172 residents · 63.9% owned · 14.1% no carAdlington & Rivington, Chorley10,025 residents · 76.4% owned · 13.0% no carCorsham, Bowden Hill & Lacock, Wiltshire13,531 residents · 67.5% owned · 13.5% no carChudleigh & Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge9,823 residents · 74.2% owned · 10.2% no carSutton & Crosshills, Craven10,032 residents · 74.7% owned · 14.2% no carOakham West, Langham & Whissendine, Rutland8,281 residents · 72.1% owned · 11.0% no car

Most similar within North Devon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Roundswell & Landkey, North Devon10,159 residents · 71.4% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Braunton

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

Tenure

Owned67.9%
2,625 households
Private rented21.3%
822 households
Social rented9.5%
366 households
Shared ownership1.3%
51 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.3%
1,402 households
Semi-detached30.9%
1,193 households
Terraced21.2%
820 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
236 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
76 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
68 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
23 households
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,622 households
2 cars or vans in household31.3%
1,210 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
597 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
437 households
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,670 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
1,071 households
4 or more bedrooms22.5%
871 households
1 bedroom6.6%
254 households
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
2,570 households
One-person household29.7%
1,150 households
Other household types3.8%
146 households
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,445 households
1 person in household29.8%
1,150 households
4 people in household14.4%
556 households
3 people in household13.9%
539 households
5 people in household3.3%
127 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,547 residents
15–2915.2%
1,401 residents
30–4418.3%
1,682 residents
45–6425.1%
2,307 residents
65 and over24.7%
2,270 residents
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
8,790 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
144 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
139 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
76 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
57 residents
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
2,246 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,495 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
732 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
551 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
4,329 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
3,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,701 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%
1,106 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.7%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
4,806 residents
Good health30.6%
2,820 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,154 residents
Bad health3.5%
324 residents
Very bad health1.1%
103 residents
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
7,623 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
1,584 residents
Braunton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.5%
2,030 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,322 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
449 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Braunton · 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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