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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004372

Broomgrove

Broomgrove is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,149 residents in Hastings. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,149

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,923

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,849.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

40.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Newington, Thanet8,925 residents · 46.4% owned · 30.7% no carDane Valley & Northdown Hill, Thanet7,721 residents · 50.4% owned · 28.7% no carWithywood, Bristol, City of5,966 residents · 45.2% owned · 32.5% no carChalvedon, Basildon7,908 residents · 35.5% owned · 31.0% no carChelmsley Wood East, Solihull9,583 residents · 42.4% owned · 37.6% no carBloxwich South, Walsall6,679 residents · 33.8% owned · 39.2% no car

Most similar within Hastings

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hollington, Hastings8,106 residents · 41.7% owned · 30.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broomgrove

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

Tenure

Owned40.8%
1,192 households
Social rented36.1%
1,054 households
Private rented22.3%
652 households
Shared ownership0.8%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced35.9%
1,047 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.8%
694 households
Semi-detached23.6%
690 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits8.9%
260 households
Detached6.5%
189 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%
1,264 households
No cars or vans in household36%
1,049 households
2 cars or vans in household16.4%
479 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
123 households
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
1,291 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
894 households
1 bedroom15.6%
454 households
4 or more bedrooms9.6%
279 households
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
1,797 households
One-person household30.8%
898 households
Other household types7.7%
224 households
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.8%
898 households
2 people in household29.8%
869 households
3 people in household17.5%
511 households
4 people in household12.3%
359 households
5 people in household6.4%
187 households
6 people in household2.2%
65 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1523.7%
1,695 residents
15–2918.8%
1,345 residents
30–4419.2%
1,371 residents
45–6424.6%
1,759 residents
65 and over13.7%
981 residents
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
6,682 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
199 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
105 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
89 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
77 residents
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.1%
1,342 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.1%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.2%
758 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
2,905 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
2,362 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
78 residents aged 16 and over
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18.3%
978 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.1%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
643 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.9%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.4%
3,029 residents
Good health31.3%
2,239 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,210 residents
Bad health6.9%
496 residents
Very bad health2.4%
174 residents
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.3%
5,310 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.7%
1,839 residents
Broomgrove · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
985 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.4%
946 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.6%
689 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.6%
279 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
20 households
Broomgrove · 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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