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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000136

Saundersfoot

Saundersfoot is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,303 residents in Pembrokeshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Pembrokeshire
8,303

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,798

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

116.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.7%

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.

Tywardreath & Fowey, Cornwall5,687 residents · 74.7% owned · 12.2% no carBeulah, Troed-yr-aur & Llandysul, Ceredigion7,446 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.4% no carNiton, Shorwell & Godshill, Isle of Wight5,700 residents · 76.5% owned · 11.0% no carMevagissey & Polgooth, Cornwall8,015 residents · 75.5% owned · 9.6% no carOverstrand, Roughton & the Runtons, North Norfolk6,954 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.7% no carBeaumaris & Benllech, Isle of Anglesey8,161 residents · 74.9% owned · 11.1% no car

Most similar within Pembrokeshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pembroke East & Manorbier, Pembrokeshire7,722 residents · 79.2% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Saundersfoot

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%
2,878 households
Private rented15.9%
602 households
Social rented8%
305 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.5%
2,297 households
Semi-detached23.5%
892 households
Terraced5.8%
222 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
203 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%
73 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,585 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
1,227 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
577 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
410 households
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.1%
1,598 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
1,035 households
4 or more bedrooms26.6%
1,010 households
1 bedroom4.1%
156 households
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,404 households
One-person household32.1%
1,221 households
Other household types4.7%
177 households
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.3%
1,570 households
1 person in household32.1%
1,221 households
3 people in household13%
493 households
4 people in household9.3%
353 households
5 people in household2.8%
106 households
6 people in household1.1%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
1,024 residents
15–2911.8%
982 residents
30–4413.3%
1,105 residents
45–6430%
2,488 residents
65 and over32.6%
2,705 residents
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
8,104 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
87 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
19 residents
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.7%
2,352 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.5%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
492 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.9%
3,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.1%
3,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.3%
1,316 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.1%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
269 residents aged 16 and over
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
3,491 residents
Good health34.7%
2,878 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,367 residents
Bad health5.3%
442 residents
Very bad health1.5%
125 residents
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
6,360 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,943 residents
Saundersfoot · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
1,775 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,373 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.7%
557 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Saundersfoot · 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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