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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003191

East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head

East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,370 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
8,370

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,943

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,007.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.8%

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.

Rottingdean & Saltdean, Brighton and Hove10,159 residents · 78.1% owned · 19.1% no carLytham, Fylde8,485 residents · 72.8% owned · 16.9% no carWest Worthing, Worthing8,245 residents · 75.1% owned · 18.9% no carGoring-by-Sea, Worthing8,406 residents · 82.4% owned · 15.8% no carEmsworth, Havant10,269 residents · 74.9% owned · 13.6% no carStratford South West, Stratford-on-Avon8,865 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head

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

Tenure

Owned77.1%
3,039 households
Private rented18.6%
735 households
Social rented4%
159 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54.4%
2,145 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.4%
1,000 households
Semi-detached7.9%
310 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.2%
285 households
Terraced2.5%
100 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
68 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
1,791 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
1,200 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
583 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
368 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms33.6%
1,325 households
3 bedrooms31.7%
1,248 households
4 or more bedrooms22.3%
879 households
1 bedroom12.5%
491 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.4%
2,421 households
One-person household34%
1,340 households
Other household types4.7%
184 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.6%
1,600 households
1 person in household34%
1,341 households
3 people in household11.4%
448 households
4 people in household10.8%
427 households
5 people in household2.5%
98 households
6 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.2%
1,109 residents
15–2911.4%
950 residents
30–4415.9%
1,330 residents
45–6426.9%
2,252 residents
65 and over32.6%
2,729 residents
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
7,974 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
185 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
130 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
33 residents
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.8%
2,798 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
579 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
455 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
212 residents aged 16 and over
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
3,671 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.5%
3,420 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
108 residents aged 16 and over
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,828 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.1%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
296 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
294 residents aged 16 and over
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
4,018 residents
Good health33.9%
2,839 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,118 residents
Bad health3.5%
293 residents
Very bad health1.2%
102 residents
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.5%
6,903 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.5%
1,467 residents
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.6%
2,151 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,317 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
388 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head · 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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