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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004224

Hartland Coast

Hartland Coast is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,447 residents in Torridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,447

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,776

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe, West Devon6,904 residents · 74.3% owned · 5.5% no carPoundstock & Kilkhampton, Cornwall7,505 residents · 73.4% owned · 6.5% no carCraven Arms & Broadstone, Shropshire6,716 residents · 62.4% owned · 10.5% no carAltarnun & Stoke Climsland, Cornwall8,329 residents · 78.3% owned · 6.5% no carSt Breward, Tredethy & Lanivet, Cornwall6,376 residents · 75.3% owned · 6.3% no carBishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury, Shropshire5,650 residents · 68.3% owned · 8.7% no car

Most similar within Torridge

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Winkleigh & High Bickington, Torridge7,305 residents · 76.8% owned · 6.7% no carShebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath, Torridge7,269 residents · 78.4% owned · 5.5% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hartland Coast

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
1,992 households
Private rented21.5%
596 households
Social rented6.2%
173 households
Shared ownership0.5%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.2%
1,561 households
Semi-detached24.3%
674 households
Terraced15.6%
432 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
32 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
10 households
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.7%
1,047 households
1 car or van in household37.2%
1,034 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.2%
478 households
No cars or vans in household7.9%
220 households
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.9%
1,079 households
4 or more bedrooms32.9%
913 households
2 bedrooms24.3%
675 households
1 bedroom3.9%
109 households
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
1,896 households
One-person household25.1%
697 households
Other household types6.5%
181 households
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.4%
1,260 households
1 person in household25.1%
697 households
3 people in household13.5%
375 households
4 people in household9.8%
272 households
5 people in household4.1%
114 households
6 people in household1.4%
39 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
809 residents
15–2912.2%
785 residents
30–4412.9%
831 residents
45–6430.6%
1,971 residents
65 and over31.8%
2,048 residents
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
6,337 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
63 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
965 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.6%
2,482 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers24.1%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
2,888 residents
Good health35.5%
2,288 residents
Fair health14.6%
944 residents
Bad health3.9%
249 residents
Very bad health1.2%
77 residents
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
5,198 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,248 residents
Hartland Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%
1,375 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
997 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
345 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hartland Coast · 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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