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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005783

Richmond Town

Richmond Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,078 residents in Richmondshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,078

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,881

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

792.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

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 carMirfield Central & Hopton, Kirklees6,930 residents · 68.1% owned · 20.6% no carOtley South, Leeds7,829 residents · 71.9% owned · 20.7% no carTavistock, West Devon12,672 residents · 69.4% owned · 17.7% no carBreaston & Draycott, Erewash5,946 residents · 72.5% owned · 14.4% no carStratford South West, Stratford-on-Avon8,865 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Richmond Town

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

Tenure

Owned66.5%
2,582 households
Private rented17.7%
687 households
Social rented14.7%
569 households
Shared ownership0.9%
35 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.3%
1,369 households
Detached25.4%
986 households
Terraced21.1%
820 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
418 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
121 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
87 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,763 households
2 cars or vans in household27.8%
1,078 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
706 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
335 households
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%
1,533 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
984 households
4 or more bedrooms24.5%
951 households
1 bedroom10.7%
414 households
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.4%
2,346 households
One-person household37%
1,436 households
Other household types2.6%
99 households
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,461 households
1 person in household37%
1,436 households
3 people in household11.9%
461 households
4 people in household10.3%
399 households
5 people in household2.4%
93 households
6 people in household0.6%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,079 residents
15–2913.4%
1,083 residents
30–4414.4%
1,158 residents
45–6430.4%
2,450 residents
65 and over28.5%
2,299 residents
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
7,908 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
43 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
2,566 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
597 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
431 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.8%
3,712 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.7%
3,086 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,668 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,717 residents
Good health36%
2,907 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,026 residents
Bad health4.1%
335 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
6,583 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,496 residents
Richmond Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
2,078 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,284 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Richmond Town · 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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