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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02002695

Hornsea

Hornsea is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,198 residents in East Riding of Yorkshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for East Riding of Yorkshire
8,198

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,710

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

485.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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.

Filey & Hunmanby, Scarborough11,551 residents · 70.8% owned · 18.9% no carMundesley, Trunch & Bacton, North Norfolk6,663 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.3% no carWatchet, Washford & Carhampton, Somerset West and Taunton7,552 residents · 62.3% owned · 17.7% no carCaister on Sea, Great Yarmouth8,802 residents · 77.1% owned · 18.1% no carSelsey, Chichester10,923 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.8% no carAppledore & Northam North, Torridge5,981 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hornsea

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

Tenure

Owned71.5%
2,651 households
Private rented17.7%
658 households
Social rented10.4%
386 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.6%
1,284 households
Semi-detached31.4%
1,164 households
Terraced21%
780 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
274 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
33 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
27 households
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
1,785 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
947 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
655 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
323 households
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,455 households
2 bedrooms29.6%
1,098 households
4 or more bedrooms22.4%
832 households
1 bedroom8.8%
325 households
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.2%
2,345 households
One-person household31.9%
1,184 households
Other household types4.9%
180 households
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.6%
1,543 households
1 person in household31.9%
1,184 households
3 people in household12.9%
478 households
4 people in household9%
332 households
5 people in household3.2%
117 households
6 people in household0.9%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.5%
1,021 residents
15–2912.2%
1,004 residents
30–4412%
986 residents
45–6428.1%
2,306 residents
65 and over35.2%
2,883 residents
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
8,042 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
91 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
32 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
1,857 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.8%
552 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive55.5%
3,939 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.2%
3,065 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
311 residents aged 16 and over
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.4%
3,068 residents
Good health36.3%
2,978 residents
Fair health18.3%
1,497 residents
Bad health5.9%
484 residents
Very bad health2.1%
169 residents
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
6,149 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
2,048 residents
Hornsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,574 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.8%
1,439 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
586 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hornsea · 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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