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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005797

Whitby South & East

Whitby South & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,226 residents in Scarborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,226

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,819

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

906.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Whitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carCheadle Town, Staffordshire Moorlands6,186 residents · 67.0% owned · 21.1% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no carLeominster North, Herefordshire, County of5,665 residents · 60.8% owned · 18.5% no carRetford East, Bassetlaw8,821 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.2% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitby South & East

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

Tenure

Owned63.3%
1,785 households
Social rented21%
592 households
Private rented14.5%
409 households
Shared ownership1.2%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.1%
1,074 households
Terraced25.7%
726 households
Detached22.2%
627 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.1%
258 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,324 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
716 households
2 cars or vans in household21.2%
599 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
181 households
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.3%
1,193 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
857 households
4 or more bedrooms20.4%
574 households
1 bedroom7%
196 households
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
1,834 households
One-person household31.5%
890 households
Other household types3.5%
98 households
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,100 households
1 person in household31.6%
889 households
3 people in household14.6%
412 households
4 people in household10.7%
301 households
5 people in household3%
85 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
947 residents
15–2914.6%
907 residents
30–4416.9%
1,053 residents
45–6428.4%
1,766 residents
65 and over24.9%
1,550 residents
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,119 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
54 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
1,292 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,214 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
847 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
2,822 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,311 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
70 residents aged 16 and over
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.5%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
407 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
2,711 residents
Good health35.6%
2,217 residents
Fair health14.7%
914 residents
Bad health4.8%
299 residents
Very bad health1.4%
85 residents
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
4,997 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,229 residents
Whitby South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,267 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
990 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
436 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Whitby South & East · 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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