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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006077

Somerton

Somerton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,237 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,237

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,811

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

164.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

Aylsham, Broadland8,938 residents · 71.2% owned · 14.3% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no carSaxmundham & Coldfair Green, East Suffolk9,699 residents · 65.8% owned · 12.9% no carAxminster, East Devon9,813 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.2% no carTenterden & Rolvenden, Ashford8,769 residents · 70.0% owned · 14.3% no carWellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland, Somerset West and Taunton10,655 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.3% no car

Most similar within South Somerset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ham Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carIlminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carTemplecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port, South Somerset7,085 residents · 68.6% owned · 8.7% no carMartock, South Somerset5,602 residents · 73.2% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Somerton

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%
2,030 households
Social rented13.9%
391 households
Private rented12.4%
349 households
Shared ownership1.5%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.2%
1,100 households
Semi-detached36.2%
1,016 households
Terraced17.3%
485 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,146 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
944 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.5%
408 households
No cars or vans in household11.1%
313 households
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.7%
1,229 households
4 or more bedrooms25.5%
718 households
2 bedrooms24.4%
685 households
1 bedroom6.4%
179 households
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
1,825 households
One-person household31.2%
878 households
Other household types3.8%
108 households
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.6%
1,113 households
1 person in household31.2%
878 households
3 people in household13.3%
375 households
4 people in household11.3%
318 households
5 people in household3.3%
93 households
6 people in household0.8%
23 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
963 residents
15–2913.2%
826 residents
30–4414.4%
900 residents
45–6427%
1,681 residents
65 and over29.9%
1,867 residents
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
6,128 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
53 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
38 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
8 residents
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.5%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.9%
2,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
2,427 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,158 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
2,779 residents
Good health35.3%
2,202 residents
Fair health14.7%
916 residents
Bad health4.4%
276 residents
Very bad health1.1%
66 residents
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
4,982 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,255 residents
Somerton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.3%
1,415 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.4%
377 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Somerton · 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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