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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006989

Victoria Park

Victoria Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,350 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
5,350

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,682

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,487.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

46.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

Ramsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carCentral Hastings, Hastings6,877 residents · 39.9% owned · 46.8% no carWeston Town, North Somerset10,670 residents · 45.1% owned · 37.2% no carMorecambe West End, Lancaster5,744 residents · 42.4% owned · 39.3% no carStow Hill, Newport6,784 residents · 41.0% owned · 40.2% no carFairfield West & Newsham Park, Liverpool8,621 residents · 28.0% owned · 54.8% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stonehouse, Plymouth6,746 residents · 30.6% owned · 43.0% no carCattedown & Prince Rock, Plymouth9,331 residents · 34.8% owned · 38.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Victoria Park

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

Tenure

Private rented45.6%
1,224 households
Owned31.5%
846 households
Social rented22.4%
602 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced32.3%
867 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits29.3%
788 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.3%
707 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse5.5%
149 households
Semi-detached3.5%
93 households
Detached2.2%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household46.1%
1,237 households
1 car or van in household39.8%
1,068 households
2 cars or vans in household11.1%
298 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
80 households
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom35.6%
955 households
2 bedrooms30.2%
810 households
3 bedrooms21%
564 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
356 households
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household48.3%
1,298 households
Single family household41.6%
1,118 households
Other household types10%
269 households
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household48.3%
1,298 households
2 people in household27.4%
737 households
3 people in household10.9%
293 households
4 people in household8.5%
227 households
5 people in household3.1%
83 households
6 people in household1.1%
29 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514%
747 residents
15–2925.7%
1,376 residents
30–4422.4%
1,199 residents
45–6424.8%
1,328 residents
65 and over13%
696 residents
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.2%
4,665 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
294 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
152 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
138 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
102 residents
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
901 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
575 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
2,424 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.4%
1,935 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.4%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations15.6%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students13.3%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.4%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
394 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
2,222 residents
Good health34.1%
1,826 residents
Fair health16.2%
868 residents
Bad health6.4%
341 residents
Very bad health1.7%
92 residents
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
3,968 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
1,382 residents
Victoria Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,015 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
901 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
525 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
23 households
Victoria Park · 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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