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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006064

Burnham-on-Sea

Burnham-on-Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,780 residents in Sedgemoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,780

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,761

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,697

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Brixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carCromer, North Norfolk7,543 residents · 60.4% owned · 27.5% no carHythe, Folkestone and Hythe7,185 residents · 62.0% owned · 26.6% no carCleveleys West, Wyre8,277 residents · 67.5% owned · 27.3% no carDawlish South, Teignbridge6,673 residents · 62.8% owned · 25.5% no carClacton East, Tendring8,246 residents · 66.6% owned · 26.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burnham-on-Sea

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,537 households
Private rented23.9%
899 households
Social rented8.1%
306 households
Shared ownership0.4%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.2%
1,173 households
Detached22.2%
833 households
Terraced19.8%
746 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.2%
610 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.1%
267 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
82 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
40 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.9%
1,726 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
901 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
816 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
318 households
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.7%
1,268 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
1,161 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
718 households
1 bedroom16.4%
617 households
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.7%
2,095 households
One-person household39.7%
1,493 households
Other household types4.6%
172 households
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.7%
1,493 households
2 people in household38%
1,430 households
3 people in household10.8%
408 households
4 people in household7.5%
281 households
5 people in household2.9%
108 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.1%
862 residents
15–2912.7%
990 residents
30–4413.2%
1,028 residents
45–6427%
2,103 residents
65 and over35.9%
2,795 residents
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
7,511 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
160 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.3%
1,598 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,572 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52%
3,564 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.9%
3,218 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health36.9%
2,868 residents
Very good health35.2%
2,738 residents
Fair health19.3%
1,500 residents
Bad health6.4%
501 residents
Very bad health2.2%
173 residents
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
5,726 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
2,054 residents
Burnham-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.3%
1,554 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,409 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
667 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Burnham-on-Sea · 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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