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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006093

Ilminster & Horton

Ilminster & Horton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,765 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,765

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,008

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

209.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.4%

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 carCarnforth, Silverdale & Warton, Lancaster9,943 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.0% no carNorth Sudbury & Long Melford, Babergh6,180 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.2% no carAxminster, East Devon9,813 residents · 67.8% owned · 14.2% no carAmberley, Pulborough & Storrington, Horsham9,866 residents · 66.2% owned · 13.7% 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.

Martock, South Somerset5,602 residents · 73.2% owned · 10.7% no carSomerton, South Somerset6,237 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.1% no carTemplecombe, Hentsridge & Milborne Port, South Somerset7,085 residents · 68.6% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ilminster & Horton

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

Tenure

Owned71.6%
2,868 households
Private rented15.3%
615 households
Social rented12.2%
489 households
Shared ownership0.8%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached33.8%
1,355 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,221 households
Terraced24.2%
968 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
264 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
69 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
55 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
35 households
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,674 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,308 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%
534 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
493 households
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,730 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
998 households
4 or more bedrooms23.8%
955 households
1 bedroom8.1%
326 households
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,558 households
One-person household32.6%
1,307 households
Other household types3.5%
142 households
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
1,617 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,307 households
3 people in household12.2%
490 households
4 people in household10.1%
406 households
5 people in household3.4%
137 households
6 people in household0.9%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,322 residents
15–2912.9%
1,130 residents
30–4415.2%
1,328 residents
45–6427.2%
2,380 residents
65 and over29.7%
2,604 residents
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
8,584 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
88 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
24 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
5 residents
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.4%
2,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.4%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
793 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
3,995 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
3,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,603 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
471 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
434 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
3,939 residents
Good health36.1%
3,161 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,266 residents
Bad health3.8%
330 residents
Very bad health0.8%
67 residents
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
7,152 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,612 residents
Ilminster & Horton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
2,019 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,406 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
472 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ilminster & Horton · 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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