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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004275

Burton Bradstock & Chideock

Burton Bradstock & Chideock is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,665 residents in Dorset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Dorset
7,665

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,496

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.0%

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.

Mere & East Knoyle, Wiltshire6,750 residents · 68.3% owned · 9.6% no carBeeston Regis, Saxthorpe & Aldborough, North Norfolk6,981 residents · 71.9% owned · 8.9% no carKilmington, Colyton & Uplyme, East Devon8,360 residents · 77.8% owned · 9.4% no carBurniston, Sleights & Fylingdales, Scarborough8,191 residents · 78.2% owned · 11.3% no carYoxford, Wenhaston & Walberswick, East Suffolk6,259 residents · 75.6% owned · 7.3% no carSidbury, Offwell & Beer, East Devon5,325 residents · 76.4% owned · 9.3% no car

Most similar within Dorset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Beaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, Dorset10,043 residents · 68.9% owned · 8.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burton Bradstock & Chideock

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

Tenure

Owned73.5%
2,569 households
Private rented16.3%
570 households
Social rented8.9%
312 households
Shared ownership1.3%
45 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52.4%
1,832 households
Semi-detached23%
804 households
Terraced19.8%
691 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
103 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,421 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,283 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
496 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
297 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,612 households
4 or more bedrooms27.5%
962 households
2 bedrooms22%
770 households
1 bedroom4.4%
153 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
2,375 households
One-person household28.1%
983 households
Other household types4%
139 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.4%
1,588 households
1 person in household28.1%
983 households
3 people in household12.7%
445 households
4 people in household9.3%
326 households
5 people in household2.9%
101 households
6 people in household1.1%
40 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
949 residents
15–2910.7%
823 residents
30–4412.4%
949 residents
45–6430%
2,298 residents
65 and over34.5%
2,644 residents
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,492 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
52 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36%
2,394 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
920 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
663 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
3,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
3,222 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.3%
1,346 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
344 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
3,439 residents
Good health37.4%
2,869 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,034 residents
Bad health3.4%
257 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
6,242 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,422 residents
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.5%
1,835 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,210 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
398 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Burton Bradstock & Chideock · 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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