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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004183

Barnstaple Sticklepath

Barnstaple Sticklepath is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,847 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,847

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,695

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,474.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.7%

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.

Goodrington & Roselands, Torbay7,147 residents · 71.6% owned · 19.8% no carDeal North & West, Dover7,127 residents · 71.5% owned · 22.1% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carHigher Brixham, Torbay7,358 residents · 72.4% owned · 18.6% no carBrightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no carCommon Edge, Blackpool8,307 residents · 73.4% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barnstaple Sticklepath

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

Tenure

Owned71.7%
1,932 households
Private rented17.1%
462 households
Social rented10.3%
278 households
Shared ownership0.9%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.8%
1,100 households
Semi-detached24.9%
671 households
Terraced17.4%
468 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
251 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
160 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,236 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
675 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
542 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9%
242 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,062 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
756 households
4 or more bedrooms21.5%
580 households
1 bedroom11%
297 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
1,655 households
One-person household33.3%
900 households
Other household types5.3%
144 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,078 households
1 person in household33.4%
900 households
3 people in household12.7%
342 households
4 people in household9.3%
251 households
5 people in household2.9%
77 households
6 people in household1.3%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
780 residents
15–2913.8%
809 residents
30–4415%
879 residents
45–6427.5%
1,610 residents
65 and over30.2%
1,768 residents
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
5,640 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
92 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
37 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
16 residents
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.7%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
801 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.3%
416 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.6%
2,586 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
68 residents aged 16 and over
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
310 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.6%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
2,510 residents
Good health34.2%
2,000 residents
Fair health15.9%
929 residents
Bad health5.3%
309 residents
Very bad health1.6%
96 residents
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
4,568 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,275 residents
Barnstaple Sticklepath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,161 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.3%
1,032 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
414 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Barnstaple Sticklepath · 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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