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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006053

Frome South & East

Frome South & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,148 residents in Mendip. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,148

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,687

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,035.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Bromsgrove Sidemoor, Bromsgrove7,378 residents · 66.7% owned · 15.0% no carBoyatt Wood, Eastleigh9,045 residents · 65.5% owned · 16.0% no carNewark South East, Newark and Sherwood9,662 residents · 62.8% owned · 21.6% no carBromsgrove Charford, Bromsgrove8,024 residents · 55.7% owned · 20.4% no carStamford North, South Kesteven9,242 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.1% no carCalne North, Wiltshire11,116 residents · 61.5% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Frome South & East

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
3,049 households
Private rented17.6%
826 households
Social rented15.9%
743 households
Shared ownership1.4%
64 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.2%
1,557 households
Terraced33.2%
1,557 households
Detached17.8%
835 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
589 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
74 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
2,024 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
1,486 households
No cars or vans in household15.7%
738 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
438 households
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.7%
2,237 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
1,121 households
4 or more bedrooms19.2%
899 households
1 bedroom9.2%
429 households
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
3,101 households
One-person household29.2%
1,366 households
Other household types4.7%
219 households
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
1,580 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,366 households
3 people in household16.8%
786 households
4 people in household14.3%
672 households
5 people in household4.1%
191 households
6 people in household1.5%
69 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
2,276 residents
15–2915.4%
1,716 residents
30–4421%
2,346 residents
45–6425.6%
2,858 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,953 residents
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
10,762 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
192 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
112 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
38 residents
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
2,871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,454 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
505 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
5,591 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.6%
3,024 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,815 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
386 residents aged 16 and over
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
5,394 residents
Good health34.2%
3,808 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,390 residents
Bad health4.1%
459 residents
Very bad health0.9%
97 residents
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
9,152 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,996 residents
Frome South & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
2,364 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,545 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Frome 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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