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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004228

Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath

Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,269 residents in Torridge. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,269

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,104

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

26.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.7%

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.

Altarnun & 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 Nympton, Witheridge & Chulmleigh, North Devon7,016 residents · 73.8% owned · 9.1% no carLittle Cawthorpe & South Wolds, East Lindsey7,771 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.0% no carSt Neot & St Cleer, Cornwall6,607 residents · 77.9% owned · 8.3% no carPoundstock & Kilkhampton, Cornwall7,505 residents · 73.4% owned · 6.5% 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 carHartland Coast, Torridge6,447 residents · 71.8% owned · 7.9% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%
2,433 households
Private rented16.1%
499 households
Social rented5.1%
159 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.2%
1,962 households
Semi-detached24.6%
763 households
Terraced8.5%
265 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.5%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.5%
1,132 households
2 cars or vans in household36.5%
1,132 households
3 or more cars or vans in household21.6%
670 households
No cars or vans in household5.5%
171 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.8%
1,269 households
4 or more bedrooms33.6%
1,043 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
662 households
1 bedroom4.3%
134 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,132 households
One-person household25%
777 households
Other household types6.3%
196 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.3%
1,407 households
1 person in household25%
777 households
3 people in household13.4%
415 households
4 people in household10.5%
326 households
5 people in household3.6%
113 households
6 people in household1.4%
43 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
918 residents
15–2911.8%
861 residents
30–4412.7%
920 residents
45–6432.3%
2,346 residents
65 and over30.6%
2,224 residents
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
7,151 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
56 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.7%
1,616 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%
3,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.8%
2,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers25.6%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
630 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,124 residents
Good health35.2%
2,562 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,167 residents
Bad health4.4%
323 residents
Very bad health1.3%
93 residents
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79%
5,746 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21%
1,523 residents
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,419 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,146 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
462 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Shebbear, Cookworthy & Broadheath · 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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