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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004229

Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton

Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,954 residents in West Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,954

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,056

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Camelford & Tresmeer, Cornwall7,199 residents · 68.9% owned · 9.3% no carBow, Lapford & Yeoford, Mid Devon6,500 residents · 77.1% owned · 6.8% no carSouth Molton, North Devon10,753 residents · 66.0% owned · 13.0% no carPoundstock & Kilkhampton, Cornwall7,505 residents · 73.4% owned · 6.5% no carKingstone & Kingsthorne, Herefordshire, County of10,857 residents · 71.5% owned · 8.5% no carHolsworthy, Bradworthy & Welcombe, Torridge10,184 residents · 69.5% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton

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

Tenure

Owned70.6%
2,862 households
Private rented19.4%
785 households
Social rented8.7%
351 households
Shared ownership1.4%
58 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.9%
1,983 households
Semi-detached28.1%
1,138 households
Terraced17.8%
721 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%
120 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.1%
1,545 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,419 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.4%
747 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
343 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,649 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
1,230 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
989 households
1 bedroom4.7%
189 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,789 households
One-person household24.3%
984 households
Other household types7%
284 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42%
1,704 households
1 person in household24.3%
984 households
3 people in household13.9%
565 households
4 people in household12.9%
525 households
5 people in household4.2%
170 households
6 people in household1.6%
64 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,586 residents
15–2914%
1,393 residents
30–4416.6%
1,657 residents
45–6429.2%
2,911 residents
65 and over24.2%
2,411 residents
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
9,759 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
97 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
22 residents
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
2,380 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
471 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
4,838 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,349 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers22%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.8%
1,557 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,673 residents
Good health34.3%
3,419 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,324 residents
Bad health4.3%
427 residents
Very bad health1.1%
112 residents
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
7,936 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
2,020 residents
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,983 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,422 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
113 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Hatherleigh, Exbourne & North Tawton · 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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