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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004220

Appledore & Northam North

Appledore & Northam North is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,981 residents in Torridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,981

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,008

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

992.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Penzance South & Newlyn, Cornwall5,813 residents · 67.6% owned · 21.5% no carBridport North, Dorset6,415 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.8% no carBrixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carSwanage, Dorset9,426 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.8% no carBeccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Appledore & Northam North

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

Tenure

Owned68.9%
2,074 households
Private rented19.1%
574 households
Social rented11%
331 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.1%
1,026 households
Terraced31.4%
943 households
Semi-detached22.2%
666 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.4%
254 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
54 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
13 households
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
1,397 households
2 cars or vans in household25.9%
778 households
No cars or vans in household18.5%
557 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%
276 households
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,197 households
2 bedrooms37.7%
1,133 households
4 or more bedrooms16%
482 households
1 bedroom6.5%
196 households
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
1,765 households
One-person household38.2%
1,149 households
Other household types3.1%
92 households
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,196 households
1 person in household38.2%
1,149 households
3 people in household11.9%
357 households
4 people in household7.5%
225 households
5 people in household2%
61 households
6 people in household0.6%
17 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.6%
695 residents
15–2910.4%
622 residents
30–4414.1%
842 residents
45–6429.7%
1,777 residents
65 and over34.2%
2,045 residents
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
5,861 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
68 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,449 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
566 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.1%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.5%
2,694 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.5%
2,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
56 residents aged 16 and over
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.5%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.9%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.5%
2,365 residents
Good health35.7%
2,134 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,004 residents
Bad health6.2%
372 residents
Very bad health1.8%
107 residents
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.9%
4,541 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.1%
1,440 residents
Appledore & Northam North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,323 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,127 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
458 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Appledore & Northam North · 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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