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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004197

Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers

Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,233 residents in South Hams. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,233

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,208

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

151.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.0%

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.

Shortlanesend, Chacewater & Carnon Downs, Cornwall9,116 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.5% no carWinchcombe & Washbourne, Tewkesbury9,107 residents · 73.0% owned · 8.8% no carOttery St Mary & West Hill, East Devon9,495 residents · 75.7% owned · 10.6% no carPoppleford, Otterton & Woodbury, East Devon6,259 residents · 73.4% owned · 7.5% no carWinscombe, Langford & Blagdon, North Somerset9,045 residents · 78.6% owned · 8.9% no carHorndean South & Rowlands Castle, East Hampshire7,396 residents · 80.9% owned · 7.9% no car

Most similar within South Hams

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear, South Hams7,705 residents · 79.2% owned · 7.2% no carYealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford, South Hams8,103 residents · 71.5% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers

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

Tenure

Owned77.8%
2,497 households
Private rented10.8%
345 households
Social rented8.6%
275 households
Shared ownership2.8%
91 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.2%
1,706 households
Semi-detached25.1%
804 households
Terraced14.9%
477 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%
142 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,252 households
2 cars or vans in household37.5%
1,204 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.6%
534 households
No cars or vans in household6.8%
219 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,221 households
4 or more bedrooms34.6%
1,110 households
2 bedrooms22%
705 households
1 bedroom5.4%
173 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
2,218 households
One-person household26.4%
848 households
Other household types4.5%
143 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.2%
1,417 households
1 person in household26.4%
848 households
3 people in household13.9%
447 households
4 people in household11.1%
355 households
5 people in household3.2%
104 households
6 people in household0.8%
27 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,034 residents
15–2911.1%
807 residents
30–4414.7%
1,067 residents
45–6427.9%
2,020 residents
65 and over31.9%
2,311 residents
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,104 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
855 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.1%
3,140 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.4%
2,911 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,621 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
887 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
3,585 residents
Good health34.3%
2,482 residents
Fair health11.4%
828 residents
Bad health3.7%
268 residents
Very bad health1%
70 residents
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,963 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,270 residents
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.5%
1,813 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,065 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
283 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
46 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers · 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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