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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006095

Crewkerne

Crewkerne is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,370 residents in South Somerset. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,370

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,883

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

761.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Gillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carWhitchurch, Shropshire10,142 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.6% no carRetford East, Bassetlaw8,821 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.2% no carPershore, Wychavon8,401 residents · 64.3% owned · 16.1% no carNewport South & West, Isle of Wight9,416 residents · 71.3% owned · 19.0% no carFakenham, North Norfolk8,015 residents · 64.6% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crewkerne

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

Tenure

Owned69.5%
2,699 households
Private rented16.8%
651 households
Social rented12.7%
493 households
Shared ownership1%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached31.4%
1,222 households
Terraced28.8%
1,121 households
Detached28.1%
1,094 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
272 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,761 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
1,130 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
540 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
454 households
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,500 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,321 households
4 or more bedrooms17.8%
693 households
1 bedroom9.5%
370 households
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,424 households
One-person household33.3%
1,295 households
Other household types4.3%
167 households
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,546 households
1 person in household33.2%
1,292 households
3 people in household12.5%
487 households
4 people in household10.1%
393 households
5 people in household3.2%
125 households
6 people in household0.8%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,210 residents
15–2914.3%
1,201 residents
30–4415.1%
1,267 residents
45–6427.7%
2,318 residents
65 and over28.4%
2,374 residents
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
8,180 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
89 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
55 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
1,795 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8.2%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
222 residents aged 16 and over
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.8%
3,875 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
3,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
878 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,533 residents
Good health36.5%
3,052 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,293 residents
Bad health4.4%
368 residents
Very bad health1.5%
124 residents
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.7%
6,669 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.3%
1,701 residents
Crewkerne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
1,837 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,354 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
589 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Crewkerne · 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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