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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004369

Conquest & St Helens

Conquest & St Helens is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,050 residents in Hastings. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,050

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,340

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,514.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.0%

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.

Nethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend, Thanet7,814 residents · 79.9% owned · 15.8% no carCliftonville East & Kingsgate, Thanet8,636 residents · 80.5% owned · 14.3% no carSeaford Eastbourne Road, Lewes8,034 residents · 77.8% owned · 15.7% no carExmouth Halsdon, East Devon6,864 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.3% no carTeignmouth North, Teignbridge8,331 residents · 81.8% owned · 11.6% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Conquest & St Helens

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

Tenure

Owned81.3%
3,528 households
Private rented11.5%
501 households
Social rented6.6%
288 households
Shared ownership0.5%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.7%
2,332 households
Semi-detached27.1%
1,176 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
382 households
Terraced6.9%
298 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
130 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,846 households
2 cars or vans in household29.4%
1,277 households
No cars or vans in household16.4%
710 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
509 households
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.7%
1,635 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,252 households
4 or more bedrooms27.3%
1,186 households
1 bedroom6.2%
269 households
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
2,877 households
One-person household28.1%
1,220 households
Other household types5.7%
249 households
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%
1,786 households
1 person in household28.1%
1,220 households
3 people in household13.9%
603 households
4 people in household11.7%
509 households
5 people in household3.5%
153 households
6 people in household1.3%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,345 residents
15–2912.3%
1,232 residents
30–4414.1%
1,419 residents
45–6427.8%
2,792 residents
65 and over32.5%
3,264 residents
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.4%
9,489 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
238 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
186 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
62 residents
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28%
2,411 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,803 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,417 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
581 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.6%
4,359 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.8%
4,114 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,944 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
1,221 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
618 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
4,204 residents
Good health36.6%
3,678 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,564 residents
Bad health4.8%
483 residents
Very bad health1.2%
121 residents
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
7,978 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
2,072 residents
Conquest & St Helens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
2,074 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,594 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
586 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Conquest & St Helens · 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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