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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005807

Ayton & Snainton

Ayton & Snainton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,529 residents in Scarborough. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,529

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,854

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

Driffield West & Huggate, East Riding of Yorkshire8,317 residents · 76.9% owned · 8.6% no carWithernsea West & Keyingham, East Riding of Yorkshire7,873 residents · 78.6% owned · 10.9% no carHolton-le-Clay, Binbrook & Tetney, East Lindsey10,199 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.6% no carHam Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carKirton in Lindsey & Hibaldstow, North Lincolnshire7,038 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.4% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ayton & Snainton

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

Tenure

Owned78.9%
2,252 households
Private rented14.1%
402 households
Social rented5.9%
169 households
Shared ownership1.1%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached45.3%
1,293 households
Semi-detached39%
1,114 households
Terraced13.3%
380 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,180 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
1,014 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
375 households
No cars or vans in household10%
284 households
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%
1,226 households
2 bedrooms27.3%
780 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
771 households
1 bedroom2.7%
76 households
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,014 households
One-person household25.4%
726 households
Other household types4%
114 households
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.2%
1,262 households
1 person in household25.4%
726 households
3 people in household13.7%
392 households
4 people in household12.1%
344 households
5 people in household3.6%
102 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
968 residents
15–2912.4%
810 residents
30–4413.8%
902 residents
45–6428.9%
1,891 residents
65 and over30%
1,963 residents
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%
6,438 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
46 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,723 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
757 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
503 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.5%
466 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
2,908 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.3%
2,486 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.9%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
399 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
2,944 residents
Good health35.7%
2,330 residents
Fair health13.9%
908 residents
Bad health4.3%
282 residents
Very bad health1%
68 residents
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
5,287 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,245 residents
Ayton & Snainton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,517 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
958 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
342 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ayton & Snainton · 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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