Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006099

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,167 residents in Somerset West and Taunton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,167

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,957

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

116.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

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

Tenure

Owned73.7%

2,179 households

Private rented15.6%

462 households

Social rented10.1%

299 households

Shared ownership0.5%

14 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.4%

1,195 households

Semi-detached29.1%

860 households

Terraced25.1%

743 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%

114 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%

24 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

8 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%

5 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.7%

1,143 households

1 car or van in household35.3%

1,044 households

3 or more cars or vans in household18%

532 households

No cars or vans in household8%

237 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.6%

1,289 households

4 or more bedrooms34%

1,006 households

2 bedrooms17.5%

516 households

1 bedroom4.9%

145 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.1%

2,102 households

One-person household24.5%

725 households

Other household types4.4%

130 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%

1,166 households

1 person in household24.5%

725 households

3 people in household16%

472 households

4 people in household14%

415 households

5 people in household4.3%

126 households

6 people in household1.4%

41 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

7 people in household0.2%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%

1,185 residents

15–2914.8%

1,058 residents

30–4416.2%

1,162 residents

45–6428.8%

2,065 residents

65 and over23.7%

1,699 residents

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%

7,035 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

67 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%

38 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%

14 residents

Other ethnic group0.2%

13 residents

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.7%

2,218 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19.4%

1,141 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

950 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications11.9%

699 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%

458 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.9%

290 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.2%

132 residents aged 16 and over

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%

3,503 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.6%

2,275 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

110 residents aged 16 and over

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%

1,444 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.6%

920 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.8%

815 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%

677 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%

660 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations8.1%

479 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.6%

331 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%

291 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%

274 residents aged 16 and over

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%

3,586 residents

Good health34.5%

2,472 residents

Fair health11.6%

831 residents

Bad health3.1%

220 residents

Very bad health0.8%

58 residents

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%

5,984 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%

1,183 residents

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%

1,687 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%

936 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%

286 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%

47 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke · 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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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006099

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Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

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