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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006990

Stonehouse

Stonehouse is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,746 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
6,746

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,826

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,796.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

43.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Ramsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carRamshill & South Cliff, Scarborough7,621 residents · 44.5% owned · 44.1% no carHeigham Grove & St Augustines, Norwich6,464 residents · 23.5% owned · 49.0% no carCentral Halifax & Boothtown, Calderdale7,942 residents · 40.2% owned · 46.3% no carRyde Central, Isle of Wight6,127 residents · 46.3% owned · 38.7% no carCentral St Leonards, Hastings8,221 residents · 32.7% owned · 49.7% no car

Most similar within Plymouth

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Victoria Park, Plymouth5,350 residents · 31.5% owned · 46.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stonehouse

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

Tenure

Private rented39%
1,492 households
Owned30.6%
1,172 households
Social rented29.1%
1,113 households
Shared ownership1.2%
46 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement59.4%
2,272 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits18.1%
691 households
Terraced10.5%
400 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse6.1%
235 households
Semi-detached2.5%
96 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
71 households
Detached1.1%
43 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
15 households
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,702 households
No cars or vans in household43%
1,646 households
2 cars or vans in household10.5%
401 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
75 households
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41.3%
1,580 households
2 bedrooms40.6%
1,552 households
3 bedrooms11.5%
441 households
4 or more bedrooms6.6%
253 households
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household54.5%
2,086 households
Single family household40%
1,531 households
Other household types5.5%
209 households
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household54.6%
2,086 households
2 people in household31.1%
1,189 households
3 people in household7.5%
288 households
4 people in household4.3%
163 households
5 people in household1.7%
66 households
6 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.2%
752 residents
15–2922.7%
1,528 residents
30–4420.9%
1,412 residents
45–6426.3%
1,773 residents
65 and over19%
1,278 residents
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.3%
6,090 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
194 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
184 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
145 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
132 residents
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
1,952 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,244 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.9%
2,555 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.6%
753 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
678 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
355 residents aged 16 and over
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
2,755 residents
Good health33.8%
2,281 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,112 residents
Bad health7.1%
481 residents
Very bad health1.7%
117 residents
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
4,946 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
1,798 residents
Stonehouse · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,622 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,232 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
667 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
279 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
26 households
Stonehouse · 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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