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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004274

Bridport North

Bridport North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,415 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset
6,415

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,114

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,408.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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.

Ludlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carAppledore & Northam North, Torridge5,981 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.5% no carBeccles, East Suffolk8,213 residents · 60.3% owned · 21.0% no carMalvern Link, Malvern Hills6,301 residents · 65.4% owned · 20.4% no carPenzance South & Newlyn, Cornwall5,813 residents · 67.6% owned · 21.5% no carWymondham West, South Norfolk5,463 residents · 65.7% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Dorset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Swanage, Dorset9,426 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.8% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carBridport South & West Bay, Dorset5,553 residents · 64.0% owned · 20.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bridport North

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

Tenure

Owned66.5%
2,071 households
Social rented17.8%
553 households
Private rented15.3%
476 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached28.8%
897 households
Semi-detached26%
810 households
Terraced24.1%
751 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.3%
508 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
74 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
1,443 households
2 cars or vans in household26.1%
811 households
No cars or vans in household18.8%
586 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
273 households
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,200 households
2 bedrooms30.9%
961 households
4 or more bedrooms16.1%
500 households
1 bedroom14.5%
452 households
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
1,854 households
One-person household37.1%
1,153 households
Other household types3.4%
105 households
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,213 households
1 person in household37%
1,153 households
3 people in household11.5%
358 households
4 people in household8.8%
273 households
5 people in household2.7%
85 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
855 residents
15–2912.1%
774 residents
30–4413.5%
863 residents
45–6428.5%
1,824 residents
65 and over32.7%
2,093 residents
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
6,251 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
68 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
1,674 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
975 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
583 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.5%
2,721 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.4%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.6%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
340 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.4%
2,525 residents
Good health38.3%
2,458 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,017 residents
Bad health4.7%
299 residents
Very bad health1.8%
115 residents
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.4%
4,964 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.6%
1,450 residents
Bridport North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,448 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,093 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.1%
470 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Bridport North · 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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