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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004233

Tavistock

Tavistock is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,672 residents in West Devon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,672

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,831

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

952.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.3%

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.

Hexham & Acomb, Northumberland12,643 residents · 66.6% owned · 21.3% no carWadebridge, Cornwall6,811 residents · 65.5% owned · 15.4% no carBridgnorth West, Shropshire5,658 residents · 73.6% owned · 17.1% no carMonmouth & Wyesham, Monmouthshire11,049 residents · 66.6% owned · 15.9% no carLlandudno Junction North & Deganwy, Conwy8,387 residents · 79.4% owned · 12.6% no carPershore, Wychavon8,401 residents · 64.3% owned · 16.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tavistock

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

Tenure

Owned69.4%
4,047 households
Private rented17.4%
1,012 households
Social rented12.3%
715 households
Shared ownership0.9%
53 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.2%
1,938 households
Semi-detached26.7%
1,558 households
Terraced23.4%
1,364 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.7%
680 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
134 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
14 households
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
2,570 households
2 cars or vans in household29%
1,689 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
1,029 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
541 households
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.8%
2,088 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
1,709 households
4 or more bedrooms24.1%
1,406 households
1 bedroom10.7%
626 households
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
3,629 households
One-person household34.6%
2,018 households
Other household types3.1%
182 households
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
2,262 households
1 person in household34.6%
2,018 households
3 people in household12.5%
727 households
4 people in household10.6%
616 households
5 people in household2.7%
156 households
6 people in household0.6%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
7 people in household0.1%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,832 residents
15–2913.5%
1,711 residents
30–4414.1%
1,781 residents
45–6427.8%
3,526 residents
65 and over30.1%
3,820 residents
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
12,387 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
134 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
22 residents
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.3%
3,759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,579 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.3%
5,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
5,174 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
2,439 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,390 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
5,773 residents
Good health34.1%
4,322 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,884 residents
Bad health4.2%
531 residents
Very bad health1.3%
162 residents
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
9,969 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
2,704 residents
Tavistock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.3%
2,874 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
2,011 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
760 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
13 households
Tavistock · 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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