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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006084

South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury

South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,463 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,463

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,416

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

131.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.2%

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.

Wellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland, Somerset West and Taunton10,655 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.3% no carBeaminster, Maiden Newton & Halstock, Dorset10,043 residents · 68.9% owned · 8.0% no carLavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham, Babergh6,430 residents · 69.7% owned · 10.2% no carMere & East Knoyle, Wiltshire6,750 residents · 68.3% owned · 9.6% no carIpplepen & Broadhempston, Teignbridge5,590 residents · 80.0% owned · 7.9% 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.

Ham 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 carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no carLangport & Long Sutton, South Somerset6,277 residents · 73.2% owned · 8.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury

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

Tenure

Owned73.8%
2,521 households
Private rented13.4%
459 households
Social rented11.8%
403 households
Shared ownership0.9%
31 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.6%
1,490 households
Semi-detached31.6%
1,080 households
Terraced20.8%
712 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.2%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,372 households
2 cars or vans in household35.5%
1,212 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17%
580 households
No cars or vans in household7.3%
251 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,475 households
4 or more bedrooms29.5%
1,009 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
781 households
1 bedroom4.5%
153 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,315 households
One-person household28.5%
972 households
Other household types3.8%
129 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44.6%
1,523 households
1 person in household28.5%
972 households
3 people in household13.3%
456 households
4 people in household9.6%
328 households
5 people in household3%
104 households
6 people in household0.7%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
1,011 residents
15–2910.8%
808 residents
30–4413.3%
993 residents
45–6429.7%
2,216 residents
65 and over32.6%
2,437 residents
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,332 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
76 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.2%
2,246 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
592 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
432 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
157 residents aged 16 and over
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
3,342 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
2,966 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
75 residents aged 16 and over
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,484 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.3%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
196 residents aged 16 and over
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,386 residents
Good health35.6%
2,655 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,066 residents
Bad health3.9%
290 residents
Very bad health0.9%
68 residents
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,039 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,427 residents
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.3%
1,785 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,231 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
South Petherton, Seavington & Kingsbury · 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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