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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005796

Esk Valley & Runswick Coast

Esk Valley & Runswick Coast is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,525 residents in Scarborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,525

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,970

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

20.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor, West Devon7,087 residents · 71.6% owned · 7.8% no carKington, Eardisley & Staunton, Herefordshire, County of7,850 residents · 66.8% owned · 9.6% no carBeaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, Dorset10,043 residents · 68.9% owned · 8.0% no carRothbury & Longframlington, Northumberland7,598 residents · 68.3% owned · 10.1% no carKirkbymoorside & Moors, Ryedale6,349 residents · 69.9% owned · 10.7% no carMere & East Knoyle, Wiltshire6,750 residents · 68.3% owned · 9.6% no car

Most similar within Scarborough

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Burniston, Sleights & Fylingdales, Scarborough8,191 residents · 78.2% owned · 11.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Esk Valley & Runswick Coast

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

Tenure

Owned68%
2,021 households
Private rented19.8%
587 households
Social rented11.4%
339 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.3%
1,285 households
Semi-detached29.4%
872 households
Terraced23.8%
707 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,228 households
2 cars or vans in household31.5%
937 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.1%
450 households
No cars or vans in household12%
356 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.2%
1,195 households
4 or more bedrooms28.7%
854 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
780 households
1 bedroom4.8%
142 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
1,940 households
One-person household30.4%
902 households
Other household types4.3%
128 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42%
1,246 households
1 person in household30.4%
902 households
3 people in household13.8%
410 households
4 people in household8.6%
254 households
5 people in household3.5%
104 households
6 people in household1.2%
37 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
782 residents
15–2912.6%
820 residents
30–4413%
846 residents
45–6431.9%
2,083 residents
65 and over30.6%
1,994 residents
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White99%
6,457 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%
28 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
1,942 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.3%
984 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
132 residents aged 16 and over
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.1%
2,903 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.5%
2,700 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers21%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.6%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.2%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.6%
2,844 residents
Good health36.9%
2,406 residents
Fair health14.3%
934 residents
Bad health4.1%
268 residents
Very bad health1.1%
73 residents
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
5,243 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,281 residents
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
1,531 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
993 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
357 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Esk Valley & Runswick Coast · 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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