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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004356

Langney West

Langney West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,392 residents in Eastbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,392

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,964

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,871.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.4%

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.

Folkestone North East, Folkestone and Hythe7,997 residents · 59.9% owned · 24.6% no carWatcombe, Torbay7,279 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.7% no carHighbridge, Sedgemoor8,877 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.0% no carBexhill North & Sidley, Rother9,321 residents · 53.4% owned · 24.2% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carNew Milton West, New Forest6,144 residents · 58.7% owned · 17.7% no car

Most similar within Eastbourne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hampden Park North, Eastbourne7,686 residents · 56.3% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Langney West

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

Tenure

Owned57.1%
1,693 households
Social rented24.3%
719 households
Private rented16.6%
493 households
Shared ownership1.7%
51 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.1%
1,159 households
Terraced28.6%
847 households
Detached18.8%
558 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
319 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,285 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
814 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
315 households
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.5%
1,437 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
855 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
423 households
1 bedroom8.4%
249 households
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.4%
1,998 households
One-person household26.1%
774 households
Other household types6.5%
194 households
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.5%
1,024 households
1 person in household26.1%
774 households
3 people in household16.8%
498 households
4 people in household14.5%
429 households
5 people in household5.5%
163 households
6 people in household1.9%
55 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,349 residents
15–2917.4%
1,287 residents
30–4418.3%
1,354 residents
45–6427.2%
2,008 residents
65 and over18.9%
1,394 residents
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
6,894 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
154 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
130 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
122 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
90 residents
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.5%
1,335 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.4%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
987 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
3,308 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.3%
2,514 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
2,947 residents
Good health36%
2,660 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,222 residents
Bad health5.9%
437 residents
Very bad health1.7%
126 residents
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
5,574 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
1,818 residents
Langney West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
1,124 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,098 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
563 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.7%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Langney West · 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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