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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004232

Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe

Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,904 residents in West Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,904

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,891

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

25.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,149 households
Private rented20.5%
594 households
Social rented4.8%
138 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.6%
1,666 households
Semi-detached25%
723 households
Terraced13.4%
387 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.2%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.8%
1,093 households
1 car or van in household34.2%
990 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.4%
649 households
No cars or vans in household5.5%
159 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,099 households
4 or more bedrooms35.3%
1,020 households
2 bedrooms22.2%
642 households
1 bedroom4.5%
130 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,041 households
One-person household23.2%
670 households
Other household types6.2%
180 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.7%
1,291 households
1 person in household23.2%
670 households
3 people in household15%
433 households
4 people in household11%
318 households
5 people in household4.2%
120 households
6 people in household1.3%
37 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
894 residents
15–2912.9%
890 residents
30–4412.4%
857 residents
45–6433.1%
2,285 residents
65 and over28.7%
1,978 residents
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
6,798 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
5 residents
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
865 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
603 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,332 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
2,522 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers24.6%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
285 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
239 residents aged 16 and over
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
3,222 residents
Good health34.9%
2,411 residents
Fair health14.1%
973 residents
Bad health3.3%
231 residents
Very bad health1%
67 residents
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
5,637 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,266 residents
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,486 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.4%
1,023 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
324 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Lifton, Lamerton & Bridestowe · 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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