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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006083

Martock

Martock is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,602 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,602

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,578

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

191.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton, Lancaster9,943 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.0% no carEckington West & Coal Aston, North East Derbyshire6,762 residents · 84.1% owned · 12.8% no carPorthleven, Breage & Praa Sands, Cornwall6,903 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.2% no carKingskerswell, Teignbridge6,125 residents · 80.1% owned · 11.0% no carChickerell & Chesil Bank, Dorset8,375 residents · 71.3% owned · 11.9% no carSturminster Newton & Stalbridge, Dorset10,439 residents · 70.3% owned · 11.1% no car

Most similar within South Somerset

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ilminster & Horton, South Somerset8,765 residents · 71.6% owned · 12.3% no carHam Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carStoford & the Cokers, South Somerset5,415 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.6% no carTemplecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port, South Somerset7,085 residents · 68.6% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Martock

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

Tenure

Owned73.2%
1,888 households
Social rented13.4%
346 households
Private rented12.8%
331 households
Shared ownership0.5%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached30.4%
783 households
Semi-detached30.1%
777 households
Terraced29%
748 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
157 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,068 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
827 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.8%
408 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
275 households
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
993 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
767 households
4 or more bedrooms25.4%
654 households
1 bedroom6.4%
164 households
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
1,663 households
One-person household31.3%
807 households
Other household types4.3%
112 households
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.9%
1,053 households
1 person in household31.3%
807 households
3 people in household14.1%
363 households
4 people in household10%
257 households
5 people in household2.6%
66 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
720 residents
15–2914.3%
799 residents
30–4414.8%
831 residents
45–6429.1%
1,631 residents
65 and over29%
1,625 residents
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
5,476 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
49 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
1,430 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
870 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
706 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
2,616 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,164 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
293 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
2,568 residents
Good health34.6%
1,938 residents
Fair health14.4%
807 residents
Bad health3.9%
221 residents
Very bad health1.2%
69 residents
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
4,540 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,064 residents
Martock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.7%
1,280 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
919 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.4%
320 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Martock · 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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