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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004215

Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough

Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,827 residents in Teignbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,827

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,546

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,476.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Launceston, Cornwall10,248 residents · 55.5% owned · 17.5% no carWest St Leonards, Hastings10,709 residents · 67.2% owned · 18.3% no carNetley, Eastleigh5,443 residents · 62.0% owned · 14.9% no carClevedon Central, North Somerset8,032 residents · 64.9% owned · 18.8% no carStone Town, Stafford11,081 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.0% no carBroadwey & Littlemoor, Dorset7,666 residents · 58.1% owned · 18.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough

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

Tenure

Owned61.9%
1,576 households
Private rented21.3%
543 households
Social rented16.1%
410 households
Shared ownership0.6%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached27.9%
712 households
Terraced24.7%
630 households
Detached21.9%
557 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.3%
415 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
151 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,024 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
675 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
562 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
287 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34.9%
890 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
718 households
4 or more bedrooms22.8%
581 households
1 bedroom14.1%
359 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.6%
1,544 households
One-person household33.6%
857 households
Other household types5.7%
146 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
887 households
1 person in household33.6%
857 households
3 people in household14.9%
380 households
4 people in household11.3%
289 households
5 people in household3.7%
95 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
857 residents
15–2916%
935 residents
30–4417.8%
1,038 residents
45–6427.8%
1,621 residents
65 and over23.6%
1,376 residents
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
5,680 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
68 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
861 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
855 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
334 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
2,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,067 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
2,524 residents
Good health34.7%
2,023 residents
Fair health15.6%
910 residents
Bad health4.8%
282 residents
Very bad health1.5%
90 residents
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
4,508 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,319 residents
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,245 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
811 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
400 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough · 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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