Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006066

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,514 residents in Sedgemoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,514

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,663

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

170

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington

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

Tenure

Owned76.8%

2,812 households

Social rented11.8%

431 households

Private rented9.4%

346 households

Shared ownership1.9%

70 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41.7%

1,526 households

Semi-detached37.7%

1,381 households

Terraced15.6%

571 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.9%

71 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%

62 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%

34 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%

10 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

8 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.6%

1,339 households

1 car or van in household36.4%

1,330 households

3 or more cars or vans in household18.4%

672 households

No cars or vans in household8.7%

317 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%

1,617 households

4 or more bedrooms26.5%

971 households

2 bedrooms24.9%

911 households

1 bedroom4.5%

163 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%

2,524 households

One-person household25.8%

946 households

Other household types5.3%

193 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.7%

1,563 households

1 person in household25.8%

946 households

3 people in household14.5%

532 households

4 people in household10.8%

394 households

5 people in household4%

146 households

6 people in household1.3%

49 households

7 people in household0.6%

21 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

11 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%

1,243 residents

15–2913.9%

1,187 residents

30–4414.9%

1,270 residents

45–6428.6%

2,431 residents

65 and over28%

2,383 residents

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.6%

8,393 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%

60 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%

35 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

18 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

8 residents

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24%

1,721 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications19.9%

1,423 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18%

1,293 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.8%

1,130 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

817 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship8.2%

589 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.7%

194 residents aged 16 and over

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%

3,917 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.8%

3,142 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

109 residents aged 16 and over

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%

1,316 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.8%

1,061 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%

1,016 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%

971 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%

856 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%

716 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%

521 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%

444 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.8%

270 residents aged 16 and over

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%

3,678 residents

Good health36.7%

3,125 residents

Fair health14.3%

1,219 residents

Bad health4.7%

404 residents

Very bad health1%

88 residents

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%

6,866 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%

1,648 residents

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.5%

1,740 households

Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%

1,330 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%

504 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%

86 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington · 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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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006066

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Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Pawlett, Puriton & Woolavington

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.