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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006070

Bridgwater East

Bridgwater East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,826 residents in Sedgemoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,826

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,808

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

948.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.7%

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.

Glasshoughton, Wakefield7,269 residents · 76.2% owned · 16.5% no carHinckley West, Hinckley and Bosworth9,957 residents · 72.5% owned · 11.8% no carShepton Mallet, Mendip9,085 residents · 61.0% owned · 14.7% no carSileby, Charnwood8,418 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.9% no carYeovil North East, South Somerset7,744 residents · 67.1% owned · 12.3% no carBermuda & Heath End, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,256 residents · 70.9% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bridgwater East

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
2,668 households
Private rented21%
800 households
Social rented7.6%
289 households
Shared ownership1.3%
49 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.2%
2,026 households
Terraced25.2%
959 households
Detached17.5%
667 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,694 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,286 households
No cars or vans in household10.9%
415 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
410 households
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,764 households
2 bedrooms32.6%
1,238 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
573 households
1 bedroom6%
228 households
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,593 households
One-person household27.4%
1,041 households
Other household types4.5%
172 households
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,447 households
1 person in household27.3%
1,041 households
3 people in household17.9%
682 households
4 people in household11.8%
451 households
5 people in household3.8%
143 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,613 residents
15–2918.6%
1,639 residents
30–4421.2%
1,875 residents
45–6424.5%
2,166 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,534 residents
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.1%
8,487 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
81 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
76 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
37 residents
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above20.7%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.4%
1,456 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.4%
4,741 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.9%
2,277 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.2%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
906 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.6%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
4,124 residents
Good health36.1%
3,182 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,133 residents
Bad health3.5%
312 residents
Very bad health0.8%
75 residents
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
7,457 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,369 residents
Bridgwater East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%
2,011 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,261 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
456 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bridgwater 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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