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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006081

Curry Rivel & Fivehead

Curry Rivel & Fivehead is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,766 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,766

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,485

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.2%

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.

Credenhill, Weobley & Wellington, Herefordshire, County of9,584 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.3% no carRuishton & North Curry, Somerset West and Taunton7,988 residents · 79.0% owned · 7.5% no carMuskham, Sutton on Trent & Walesby, Newark and Sherwood8,061 residents · 79.4% owned · 7.4% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carEye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no car

Most similar within South Somerset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Castle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Curry Rivel & Fivehead

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

Tenure

Owned76.3%
1,895 households
Social rented11.3%
281 households
Private rented10.9%
270 households
Shared ownership1.6%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.6%
1,355 households
Semi-detached31.2%
775 households
Terraced10.9%
270 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.1%
921 households
1 car or van in household35.6%
885 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20.9%
520 households
No cars or vans in household6.4%
159 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,076 households
4 or more bedrooms34.8%
864 households
2 bedrooms17.4%
432 households
1 bedroom4.5%
112 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,732 households
One-person household25.6%
636 households
Other household types4.7%
116 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.3%
1,073 households
1 person in household25.5%
633 households
3 people in household14%
347 households
4 people in household11.6%
287 households
5 people in household3.5%
88 households
6 people in household1.3%
31 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
834 residents
15–2913.2%
760 residents
30–4413.5%
777 residents
45–6429.5%
1,699 residents
65 and over29.4%
1,697 residents
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,675 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
44 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.2%
1,663 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
864 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
743 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
2,539 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46%
2,232 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
243 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
2,732 residents
Good health34.5%
1,988 residents
Fair health13.5%
781 residents
Bad health3.5%
202 residents
Very bad health1.1%
63 residents
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.1%
4,734 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.9%
1,032 residents
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.8%
1,285 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
866 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
284 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Curry Rivel & Fivehead · 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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