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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004361

Ratton

Ratton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,190 residents in Eastbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,190

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,312

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

806.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.4%

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.

Romiley & Compstall, Stockport7,831 residents · 76.5% owned · 17.4% no carCulcheth East & Hollins Green, Warrington6,483 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no carSalisbury Stratford, Wiltshire5,889 residents · 70.9% owned · 16.9% no carJumpers Common & Fairmile, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,143 residents · 75.7% owned · 12.7% no carBorrowash & Ockbrook, Erewash7,167 residents · 77.2% owned · 14.2% no carBurscough, West Lancashire9,620 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ratton

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

Tenure

Owned74.4%
2,465 households
Social rented13.4%
443 households
Private rented12%
396 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.3%
1,468 households
Semi-detached31.4%
1,040 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.3%
373 households
Terraced11.1%
367 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,363 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
1,049 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
548 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
354 households
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms47.9%
1,587 households
4 or more bedrooms25.5%
845 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
605 households
1 bedroom8.3%
276 households
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67%
2,219 households
One-person household27.3%
905 households
Other household types5.6%
186 households
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34%
1,126 households
1 person in household27.3%
905 households
3 people in household16%
531 households
4 people in household15.4%
509 households
5 people in household5.4%
179 households
6 people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,531 residents
15–2913.3%
1,086 residents
30–4415.6%
1,281 residents
45–6428.2%
2,312 residents
65 and over24.2%
1,980 residents
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
7,658 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
201 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
191 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
87 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
51 residents
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.4%
2,388 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
981 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.9%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
627 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
3,523 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.4%
2,909 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,662 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
822 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.1%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
4,008 residents
Good health32.7%
2,675 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,078 residents
Bad health4.1%
337 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
6,611 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,579 residents
Ratton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
1,661 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,140 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
424 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Ratton · 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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