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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006076

Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville

Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,088 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,088

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,023

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

97.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.4%

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.

Tenbury Wells, Mamble & Clifton, Malvern Hills8,420 residents · 71.5% owned · 9.2% no carFordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen, New Forest10,923 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.3% no carWellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland, Somerset West and Taunton10,655 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.3% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no carFramlingham & Hacheston, East Suffolk10,053 residents · 71.2% owned · 8.3% no carEye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no car

Most similar within South Somerset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Langport & Long Sutton, South Somerset6,277 residents · 73.2% owned · 8.0% no carSouth Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury, South Somerset7,463 residents · 73.8% owned · 7.3% no carCurry Rivel & Fivehead, South Somerset5,766 residents · 76.3% owned · 6.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville

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

Tenure

Owned73.3%
2,948 households
Private rented14.7%
593 households
Social rented10.6%
426 households
Shared ownership1.4%
56 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.8%
1,803 households
Semi-detached30.4%
1,223 households
Terraced16.9%
681 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%
177 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
55 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
21 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.1%
1,493 households
2 cars or vans in household36%
1,449 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.4%
740 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
340 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.2%
1,495 households
4 or more bedrooms34.2%
1,373 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
937 households
1 bedroom5.3%
215 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
2,710 households
One-person household28.9%
1,162 households
Other household types3.7%
150 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.1%
1,695 households
1 person in household28.9%
1,162 households
3 people in household14.1%
568 households
4 people in household10.1%
407 households
5 people in household3.3%
132 households
6 people in household1%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
1,158 residents
15–2913.4%
1,221 residents
30–4412.5%
1,132 residents
45–6430.5%
2,773 residents
65 and over30.9%
2,804 residents
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
8,913 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
101 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
19 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
9 residents
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.4%
2,846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,206 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
4,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,474 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,803 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.1%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
389 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
4,267 residents
Good health34.8%
3,165 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,231 residents
Bad health3.5%
315 residents
Very bad health1.2%
110 residents
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
7,434 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,654 residents
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
2,143 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
395 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville · 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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