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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004217

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,790 residents in Teignbridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,790

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,522

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

198.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

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.

Llanfairfechan & Penmaenmawr, Conwy7,841 residents · 68.8% owned · 18.2% no carMatlock South, Cromford & Winster, Derbyshire Dales8,803 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.4% no carConwy & Afon Roe, Conwy6,209 residents · 70.8% owned · 14.4% no carSt Just & Land's End, Cornwall5,395 residents · 67.6% owned · 15.1% no carNew Mills East & Hayfield, High Peak7,353 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.8% no carGlastonbury Town, Mendip7,640 residents · 62.7% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh

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

Tenure

Owned63%
2,218 households
Private rented22%
774 households
Social rented13.9%
488 households
Shared ownership1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.8%
1,122 households
Detached28.6%
1,008 households
Semi-detached25%
881 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6%
210 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
128 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
46 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,569 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
1,055 households
No cars or vans in household13.7%
483 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%
416 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%
1,393 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,078 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
677 households
1 bedroom10.6%
375 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.2%
2,120 households
One-person household34.3%
1,208 households
Other household types5.5%
195 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,223 households
1 person in household34.3%
1,208 households
3 people in household15%
530 households
4 people in household11%
389 households
5 people in household3.6%
128 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,224 residents
15–2913.2%
1,026 residents
30–4415.8%
1,232 residents
45–6429.9%
2,333 residents
65 and over25.4%
1,980 residents
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,570 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
144 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%
2,370 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,090 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,022 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
856 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
3,669 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
2,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.2%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
3,598 residents
Good health33.4%
2,600 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,130 residents
Bad health4.8%
376 residents
Very bad health1.1%
88 residents
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
6,115 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,677 residents
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,680 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,209 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
528 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
102 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Ashburton & Buckfastleigh · 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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