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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004185

Fremington & Instow

Fremington & Instow is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,699 residents in North Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,699

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,958

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

166.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton, East Suffolk6,638 residents · 80.8% owned · 11.3% no carSomerton, South Somerset6,237 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.1% no carHolton-le-Clay, Binbrook & Tetney, East Lindsey10,199 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.6% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carPorthleven, Breage & Praa Sands, Cornwall6,903 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.2% no carWellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland, Somerset West and Taunton10,655 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fremington & Instow

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

Tenure

Owned79.2%
2,342 households
Private rented11.8%
349 households
Social rented7.3%
215 households
Shared ownership1.8%
52 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.3%
1,784 households
Semi-detached25.5%
753 households
Terraced10.3%
305 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%
77 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,255 households
2 cars or vans in household34.7%
1,028 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%
368 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
308 households
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.4%
1,283 households
4 or more bedrooms28.7%
848 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
751 households
1 bedroom2.6%
77 households
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,049 households
One-person household26%
768 households
Other household types4.7%
139 households
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.7%
1,353 households
1 person in household26%
768 households
3 people in household13.4%
395 households
4 people in household10.1%
300 households
5 people in household3.5%
103 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
945 residents
15–2911.2%
753 residents
30–4413.3%
894 residents
45–6428.1%
1,882 residents
65 and over33.2%
2,223 residents
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,578 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
45 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
1,757 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.3%
414 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.5%
2,824 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.3%
2,810 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
769 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3%
169 residents aged 16 and over
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.7%
2,997 residents
Good health34.8%
2,334 residents
Fair health14.9%
999 residents
Bad health4.4%
293 residents
Very bad health1.1%
75 residents
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
5,355 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,342 residents
Fremington & Instow · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,452 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,097 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
365 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Fremington & Instow · 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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