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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004191

Totnes Town

Totnes Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,030 residents in South Hams. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,030

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,336

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,506.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.5%

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.

St Ives & Halsetown, Cornwall6,882 residents · 59.4% owned · 24.7% no carLewes Central & East, Lewes9,375 residents · 60.0% owned · 29.3% no carTruro South & Central, Cornwall6,968 residents · 56.4% owned · 27.9% no carWells Town, Mendip8,317 residents · 65.5% owned · 20.9% no carWimborne Minster, Dorset7,987 residents · 58.0% owned · 19.0% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Totnes Town

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

Tenure

Owned56.9%
2,469 households
Social rented20.5%
887 households
Private rented19.9%
865 households
Shared ownership2.6%
113 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.9%
1,385 households
Terraced28.7%
1,244 households
Detached16.4%
712 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.9%
605 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
146 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.3%
145 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
90 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
2,098 households
No cars or vans in household23.7%
1,028 households
2 cars or vans in household21.6%
935 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
276 households
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.4%
1,621 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
1,400 households
4 or more bedrooms16.9%
733 households
1 bedroom13.4%
583 households
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.8%
2,419 households
One-person household38.5%
1,671 households
Other household types5.7%
249 households
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.5%
1,671 households
2 people in household34.1%
1,480 households
3 people in household14.2%
618 households
4 people in household9.3%
405 households
5 people in household2.8%
120 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,291 residents
15–2913.2%
1,191 residents
30–4416.7%
1,512 residents
45–6429.2%
2,638 residents
65 and over26.6%
2,403 residents
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
8,590 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
246 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
114 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
59 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.5%
3,484 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.1%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
594 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%
4,066 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
3,485 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,788 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.4%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
4,160 residents
Good health32.3%
2,918 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,349 residents
Bad health4.9%
446 residents
Very bad health1.7%
154 residents
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.8%
6,932 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.2%
2,098 residents
Totnes Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%
2,058 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,498 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
637 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
134 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Totnes Town · 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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