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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006117

Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor

Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,595 residents in Somerset West and Taunton. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,595

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,703

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

16.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Knighton & Presteigne, Powys9,778 residents · 71.9% owned · 10.1% no carKington, Eardisley & Staunton, Herefordshire, County of7,850 residents · 66.8% owned · 9.6% no carLlandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo, Carmarthenshire5,579 residents · 76.6% owned · 10.0% no carBrancaster, Burnham Market & Docking, King's Lynn and West Norfolk6,541 residents · 65.4% owned · 8.7% no carBurniston, Sleights & Fylingdales, Scarborough8,191 residents · 78.2% owned · 11.3% no carEsk Valley & Runswick Coast, Scarborough6,525 residents · 68.0% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Somerset West and Taunton

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Williton, Quantock & Stogursey, Somerset West and Taunton7,971 residents · 71.8% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor

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

Tenure

Owned66.5%
1,798 households
Private rented17.6%
475 households
Social rented15.5%
418 households
Shared ownership0.4%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached49.2%
1,329 households
Semi-detached30.6%
826 households
Terraced13%
352 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.9%
52 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
51 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
36 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
15 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,098 households
2 cars or vans in household32.7%
885 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.3%
441 households
No cars or vans in household10.4%
280 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,107 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
728 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
673 households
1 bedroom7.2%
196 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
1,695 households
One-person household33.3%
901 households
Other household types4%
107 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44%
1,191 households
1 person in household33.3%
901 households
3 people in household11.3%
306 households
4 people in household7.6%
207 households
5 people in household2.7%
73 households
6 people in household0.8%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.5%
588 residents
15–2910%
561 residents
30–4412%
673 residents
45–6431.8%
1,781 residents
65 and over35.6%
1,992 residents
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
5,500 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
44 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
9 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.1%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
765 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
2,509 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.7%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
41 residents aged 16 and over
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers25.8%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.6%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
2,408 residents
Good health35.6%
1,993 residents
Fair health15.4%
863 residents
Bad health4.6%
260 residents
Very bad health1.3%
71 residents
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
4,431 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,164 residents
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
970 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
358 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
70 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Dunster, Dulverton & Exmoor · 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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