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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006072

Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington

Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,364 residents in Sedgemoor. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,364

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,015

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.8%

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.

Milborne, Winterborne & Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset7,889 residents · 72.8% owned · 5.5% no carMuskham, Sutton on Trent & Walesby, Newark and Sherwood8,061 residents · 79.4% owned · 7.4% no carLydbrook, Newland & St Briavels, Forest of Dean5,103 residents · 82.7% owned · 6.8% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carCurry Rivel & Fivehead, South Somerset5,766 residents · 76.3% owned · 6.4% no carHockering, Mattishall & Cranworth, Breckland7,250 residents · 78.3% owned · 7.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington

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

Tenure

Owned83%
3,332 households
Private rented10.7%
430 households
Social rented5.7%
229 households
Shared ownership0.6%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.1%
2,250 households
Semi-detached30.7%
1,233 households
Terraced7.9%
318 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.7%
109 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.8%
33 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
14 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.3%
1,577 households
1 car or van in household32.9%
1,322 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.5%
903 households
No cars or vans in household5.4%
215 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
1,655 households
4 or more bedrooms37.9%
1,521 households
2 bedrooms16.6%
666 households
1 bedroom4.3%
173 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,836 households
One-person household23.9%
961 households
Other household types5.4%
218 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.1%
1,809 households
1 person in household23.9%
960 households
3 people in household14.5%
581 households
4 people in household10.7%
431 households
5 people in household3.8%
151 households
6 people in household1.3%
52 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
1,180 residents
15–2913.2%
1,234 residents
30–4412.6%
1,184 residents
45–6432%
2,998 residents
65 and over29.6%
2,768 residents
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.7%
9,244 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.8%
2,568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
4,450 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
3,513 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
109 residents aged 16 and over
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,851 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.3%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,391 residents
Good health35.3%
3,303 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,229 residents
Bad health3.7%
342 residents
Very bad health1.1%
99 residents
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
7,732 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,629 residents
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.2%
2,057 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,444 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.1%
445 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington · 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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