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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006080

Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford

Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,923 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,923

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,512

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

96.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.9%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford

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

Tenure

Owned67.4%
1,694 households
Private rented20.5%
516 households
Social rented11.1%
278 households
Shared ownership0.9%
22 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%
1,020 households
Terraced26.5%
666 households
Semi-detached25.3%
636 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.2%
935 households
1 car or van in household36%
904 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.7%
470 households
No cars or vans in household8%
202 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.8%
1,101 households
4 or more bedrooms30.1%
757 households
2 bedrooms21.6%
543 households
1 bedroom4.4%
110 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
1,735 households
One-person household26.2%
656 households
Other household types4.7%
117 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40%
1,005 households
1 person in household26.2%
657 households
3 people in household14%
351 households
4 people in household13.8%
346 households
5 people in household4%
100 households
6 people in household1.5%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,135 residents
15–2921.5%
1,488 residents
30–4417.3%
1,200 residents
45–6423.9%
1,654 residents
65 and over20.9%
1,445 residents
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
6,728 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
75 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
54 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
32 residents
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.9%
1,937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.5%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
852 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.5%
658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
508 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.6%
3,637 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
2,013 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.7%
1,583 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.3%
933 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
725 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
236 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.1%
3,813 residents
Good health30.8%
2,135 residents
Fair health10.3%
713 residents
Bad health2.9%
200 residents
Very bad health0.9%
61 residents
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.5%
5,921 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.5%
1,003 residents
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
1,372 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
810 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
291 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Ilchester, Sparkford & Mudford · 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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