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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006237

Shotley Peninsula

Shotley Peninsula is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,595 residents in Babergh. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,595

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,239

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

131.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.0%

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.

Poppleford, Otterton & Woodbury, East Devon6,259 residents · 73.4% owned · 7.5% no carStoford & the Cokers, South Somerset5,415 residents · 74.4% owned · 9.6% no carWellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland, Somerset West and Taunton10,655 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.3% no carLeeswood, Treuddyn & Gwernaffield, Flintshire7,322 residents · 77.0% owned · 9.0% no carHam Hill & Merriott, South Somerset9,965 residents · 72.7% owned · 8.3% no carCastle Cary & Kenton Mandeville, South Somerset9,088 residents · 73.3% owned · 8.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shotley Peninsula

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,407 households
Private rented14.4%
465 households
Social rented10.5%
341 households
Shared ownership0.6%
20 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.2%
1,367 households
Semi-detached36.8%
1,190 households
Terraced14.7%
476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
110 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
50 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
28 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.7%
1,186 households
2 cars or vans in household36.5%
1,180 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.3%
561 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
309 households
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.6%
1,347 households
4 or more bedrooms28.3%
915 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
823 households
1 bedroom4.7%
152 households
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
2,200 households
One-person household28.7%
930 households
Other household types3.4%
109 households
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.2%
1,333 households
1 person in household28.7%
929 households
3 people in household14.2%
459 households
4 people in household11.7%
378 households
5 people in household3.2%
103 households
6 people in household0.8%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,157 residents
15–2914%
1,065 residents
30–4414%
1,062 residents
45–6429.7%
2,254 residents
65 and over27.1%
2,054 residents
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
7,305 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
76 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34%
2,149 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
992 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.6%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
171 residents aged 16 and over
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
3,432 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,765 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,530 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,575 residents
Good health35.2%
2,670 residents
Fair health13%
990 residents
Bad health3.8%
286 residents
Very bad health0.9%
71 residents
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
6,212 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,384 residents
Shotley Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.8%
1,710 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,110 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.2%
361 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Shotley Peninsula · 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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