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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006048

Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury

Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,182 residents in Mendip. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,182

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,916

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

204.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.4%

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.

Halstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no carWilland, Sampford Peverell & Halberton, Mid Devon7,579 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.8% no carHarpole, Kislingbury & Bugbrooke, West Northamptonshire8,609 residents · 77.8% owned · 8.1% no carLong Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham, South Norfolk11,555 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.2% no carHope, Flintshire6,043 residents · 77.3% owned · 10.8% no carHoneybourne & Littleton, Wychavon6,470 residents · 74.4% owned · 7.5% no car

Most similar within Mendip

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Glastonbury West & Street South, Mendip8,792 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury

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

Tenure

Owned70.6%
2,058 households
Social rented14.9%
434 households
Private rented13.7%
400 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.5%
1,182 households
Semi-detached36.1%
1,054 households
Terraced17.5%
510 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
95 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,105 households
1 car or van in household34.3%
1,000 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.1%
558 households
No cars or vans in household8.6%
251 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42%
1,225 households
4 or more bedrooms32%
932 households
2 bedrooms19.6%
572 households
1 bedroom6.3%
185 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.1%
2,069 households
One-person household25.2%
734 households
Other household types3.7%
109 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,122 households
1 person in household25.2%
734 households
3 people in household15.6%
455 households
4 people in household14.9%
434 households
5 people in household4.2%
122 households
6 people in household1.2%
35 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,196 residents
15–2915.6%
1,122 residents
30–4414.5%
1,043 residents
45–6429.9%
2,151 residents
65 and over23.3%
1,674 residents
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,013 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
82 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.4%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
958 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,471 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
74 residents aged 16 and over
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,184 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.5%
3,486 residents
Good health33.7%
2,417 residents
Fair health13.1%
938 residents
Bad health3.7%
264 residents
Very bad health1.1%
77 residents
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
5,971 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
1,211 residents
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.8%
1,479 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
992 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
383 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Stratton, Holcombe & Highbury · 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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