Barnstaple: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63005982

Key Facts

All Residents	32,439
Male	15,690
Female	16,755
Households	14,514

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Barnstaple. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- South West
  Regions
- Devon
  Counties
- North Devon
  Non-metropolitan Districts
Borders with
- Westacott
  Built Up Areas
- Bickington
  Built Up Areas
Overlaps with
- North Devon 007A
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- North Devon 010D
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- North Devon 009C
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- North Devon 009B
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- North Devon 010A
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- North Devon 008A
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- North Devon 012A
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- Output Area at SS531319
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- Output Area at SS525319
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- Output Area at SS531322
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- Output Area at SS532309
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- Output Area at SS552317
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- Output Area at SS551336
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- Output Area at SS571334
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- North Devon 007B
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- North Devon 007C
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- North Devon 008C
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- Pilton West
  Civil Parishes
- Roundswell
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Newport
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Bickington
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Barnstaple with Westacott
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Barnstaple Central
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Barnstaple South
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Barnstaple Sticklepath
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Barnstaple Central
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Barnstaple Pilton
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 012G
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- North Devon 012F
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- North Devon 008D
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- Output Area at SS571340
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- Output Area at SS535323
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- Output Area at SS544329
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- Output Area at SS548326
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- Output Area at SS555327
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- Output Area at SS574319
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- Output Area at SS574308
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- Output Area at SS580323
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- Output Area at SS583324
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- Output Area at SS577324
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- Output Area at SS560327
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- Output Area at SS558331
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- Output Area at SS556333
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- Output Area at SS528323
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- Output Area at SS528336
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- Output Area at SS533322
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- Output Area at SS550323
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- Output Area at SS547318
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- Output Area at SS553350
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- Output Area at SS567339
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- Output Area at SS564338
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- Output Area at SS570331
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- Output Area at SS577335
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- Output Area at SS551340
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- Output Area at SS544338
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- Output Area at SS562320
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- Output Area at SS568315
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- Output Area at SS563323
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- Output Area at SS570317
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- Tawstock
  Civil Parishes
- Fremington
  Civil Parishes
- Barnstaple
  Civil Parishes
- Bishop's Tawton
  Civil Parishes
- Barnstaple with Pilton
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Landkey
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Bratton Fleming, Goodleigh & Kings Heanton
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- Roundswell & Landkey
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- North Devon 012E
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- North Devon 006B
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- North Devon 006C
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Contains
- North Devon 007D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 012B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 008B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 009A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 010B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 010C
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- North Devon 009D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- North Devon 010E
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- North Devon 010F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas

Table Code	ts029
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
Data
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their proficiency in English. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.

Proficiency in English language: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	31,431
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	30,444
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	987
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	451
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	358
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	159
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	19

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Barnstaple. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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