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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004362

Roselands

Roselands is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,823 residents in Eastbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,823

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,611

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,307.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.7%

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.

Ramsgate Ellington, Thanet8,139 residents · 58.5% owned · 25.7% no carPodsmead & Linden, Gloucester9,145 residents · 61.2% owned · 22.1% no carSt Lukes, Southend-on-Sea11,208 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.6% no carStaple Hill South & Kingswood North West, South Gloucestershire9,713 residents · 64.2% owned · 19.8% no carRainham North East, Medway7,300 residents · 61.3% owned · 20.7% no carBlenheim Park, Southend-on-Sea10,994 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Roselands

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

Tenure

Owned65.4%
2,363 households
Private rented25.9%
935 households
Social rented7.9%
287 households
Shared ownership0.7%
26 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.1%
1,484 households
Terraced37.3%
1,347 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.2%
440 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.9%
140 households
Detached3.6%
129 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,543 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
938 households
No cars or vans in household23.4%
847 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
286 households
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.5%
1,606 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
1,022 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
591 households
1 bedroom10.9%
394 households
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
2,280 households
One-person household29.3%
1,060 households
Other household types7.6%
275 households
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31%
1,120 households
1 person in household29.3%
1,060 households
3 people in household17.5%
634 households
4 people in household14.8%
533 households
5 people in household5.2%
189 households
6 people in household1.3%
46 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,644 residents
15–2916.9%
1,494 residents
30–4419.6%
1,732 residents
45–6427.6%
2,439 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,516 residents
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.7%
8,093 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
285 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
241 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
84 residents
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.7%
1,963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,389 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,209 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
817 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
4,339 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36%
2,547 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
193 residents aged 16 and over
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,481 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.9%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
4,214 residents
Good health34.6%
3,052 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,118 residents
Bad health4%
350 residents
Very bad health1%
91 residents
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
7,201 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,624 residents
Roselands · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,679 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
556 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Roselands · 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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