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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004221

Westward Ho! & Northam South

Westward Ho! & Northam South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,370 residents in Torridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,370

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,032

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,220.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.7%

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.

Churston & Galmpton, Torbay6,601 residents · 86.9% owned · 12.6% no carCliftonville East & Kingsgate, Thanet8,636 residents · 80.5% owned · 14.3% no carBinstead & Wootton, Isle of Wight6,598 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no carBembridge & Nettlestone, Isle of Wight7,326 residents · 80.7% owned · 13.1% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carPreston & Lodmoor, Dorset8,848 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westward Ho! & Northam South

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

Tenure

Owned77%
2,334 households
Private rented18.9%
573 households
Social rented3.2%
98 households
Shared ownership0.9%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached58.1%
1,762 households
Semi-detached15.6%
472 households
Terraced9.5%
289 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.2%
280 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.7%
112 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
68 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,303 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
938 households
No cars or vans in household14.2%
430 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
360 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41%
1,242 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
802 households
4 or more bedrooms26%
789 households
1 bedroom6.5%
197 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.6%
1,897 households
One-person household33.4%
1,011 households
Other household types4%
121 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.6%
1,351 households
1 person in household33.4%
1,011 households
3 people in household10.5%
317 households
4 people in household8.6%
262 households
5 people in household2.3%
70 households
6 people in household0.4%
13 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.6%
674 residents
15–2910.7%
680 residents
30–4411.9%
755 residents
45–6428.3%
1,801 residents
65 and over38.6%
2,461 residents
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,256 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.7%
1,734 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
877 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
762 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55%
3,102 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.7%
2,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.2%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
2,717 residents
Good health34.4%
2,193 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,043 residents
Bad health4.9%
309 residents
Very bad health1.7%
109 residents
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
4,898 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
1,472 residents
Westward Ho! & Northam South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,472 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,121 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
370 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Westward Ho! & Northam South · 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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