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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006114

Minehead Outer & Porlock

Minehead Outer & Porlock is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,384 residents in Somerset West and Taunton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,384

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,016

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.8%

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.

Mundesley, Trunch & Bacton, North Norfolk6,663 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.3% no carDersingham, Sandringham & Massingham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk7,047 residents · 68.1% owned · 11.5% no carHalesworth & Wangford, East Suffolk7,073 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.7% no carHeacham & Snettisham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk8,720 residents · 75.5% owned · 15.1% no carYarmouth & Freshwater, Isle of Wight9,693 residents · 71.6% owned · 18.6% no carFiley & Hunmanby, Scarborough11,551 residents · 70.8% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Somerset West and Taunton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Watchet, Washford & Carhampton, Somerset West and Taunton7,552 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Minehead Outer & Porlock

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

Tenure

Owned63.6%
1,917 households
Social rented19.7%
595 households
Private rented16.1%
487 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.8%
1,200 households
Semi-detached34%
1,024 households
Terraced17.6%
531 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
158 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
52 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48%
1,446 households
2 cars or vans in household25.2%
760 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
499 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
306 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.7%
1,287 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
990 households
4 or more bedrooms17.1%
515 households
1 bedroom7.3%
219 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
1,910 households
One-person household33.3%
1,003 households
Other household types3.3%
99 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45.8%
1,380 households
1 person in household33.3%
1,003 households
3 people in household10.6%
318 households
4 people in household6.7%
202 households
5 people in household2.7%
80 households
6 people in household0.7%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.1%
706 residents
15–2911.4%
729 residents
30–4412.6%
803 residents
45–6426.2%
1,675 residents
65 and over38.7%
2,472 residents
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
6,264 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
76 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.8%
1,565 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
629 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
223 residents aged 16 and over
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.5%
3,126 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.6%
2,458 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
52 residents aged 16 and over
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.5%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
579 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.6%
539 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.8%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health37.8%
2,412 residents
Very good health37.6%
2,402 residents
Fair health17.9%
1,141 residents
Bad health5.3%
339 residents
Very bad health1.4%
92 residents
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.5%
4,820 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.5%
1,564 residents
Minehead Outer & Porlock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
1,304 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.8%
1,137 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
472 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Minehead Outer & Porlock · 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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