Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006840

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,286 residents in Torbay. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torbay

11,286

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,787

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,543

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

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

Tenure

Owned69.9%

3,348 households

Private rented23.9%

1,144 households

Social rented5.9%

282 households

Shared ownership0.3%

13 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced27.8%

1,332 households

Semi-detached25.6%

1,226 households

Detached23.1%

1,108 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%

528 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10%

478 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

57 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%

57 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.7%

2,092 households

2 cars or vans in household28.7%

1,373 households

No cars or vans in household16.8%

803 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%

518 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.3%

2,170 households

4 or more bedrooms23.3%

1,114 households

2 bedrooms22.1%

1,059 households

1 bedroom9.3%

443 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%

3,042 households

One-person household29.8%

1,428 households

Other household types6.6%

317 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%

1,690 households

1 person in household29.8%

1,427 households

3 people in household15.3%

733 households

4 people in household13.4%

643 households

5 people in household3.9%

189 households

6 people in household1.3%

64 households

7 people in household0.4%

21 households

8 or more people in household0.4%

19 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%

1,944 residents

15–2915%

1,695 residents

30–4416.5%

1,865 residents

45–6427.8%

3,137 residents

65 and over23.4%

2,646 residents

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%

10,763 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%

249 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

191 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

47 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%

33 residents

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.3%

2,784 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.6%

1,620 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.4%

1,511 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.9%

1,460 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%

986 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.7%

616 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

225 residents aged 16 and over

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%

5,183 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive42%

3,864 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.7%

157 residents aged 16 and over

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%

1,903 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%

1,345 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%

1,220 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%

1,124 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.5%

1,060 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%

1,007 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%

579 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.2%

483 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

481 residents aged 16 and over

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%

5,366 residents

Good health33.5%

3,779 residents

Fair health13.9%

1,574 residents

Bad health4%

447 residents

Very bad health1.1%

120 residents

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%

9,020 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%

2,266 residents

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%

2,254 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%

1,687 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%

673 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%

157 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

14 households

Chelston, Cockington & Livermead · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006840

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Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

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 Chelston, Cockington & Livermead

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.

Source and date are part of the record.