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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004374

Old Hastings

Old Hastings is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,293 residents in Hastings. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,293

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,325

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,069.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.3%

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.

Cowes Central, Isle of Wight7,800 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.5% no carChepstow South, Monmouthshire8,172 residents · 57.8% owned · 19.4% no carFaversham East, Swale11,463 residents · 62.3% owned · 23.4% no carLewes Central & East, Lewes9,375 residents · 60.0% owned · 29.3% no carSowerby Bridge, Calderdale9,059 residents · 59.0% owned · 27.5% no carFrome North West, Mendip8,795 residents · 52.0% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Old Hastings

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

Tenure

Owned63.5%
2,113 households
Private rented28.2%
939 households
Social rented8%
266 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40%
1,331 households
Semi-detached22.4%
744 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.2%
440 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.2%
338 households
Detached9.4%
314 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.4%
81 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
75 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
1,543 households
No cars or vans in household28.5%
950 households
2 cars or vans in household19.5%
649 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
186 households
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,359 households
2 bedrooms31%
1,030 households
4 or more bedrooms16.2%
539 households
1 bedroom11.9%
396 households
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
1,885 households
One-person household36%
1,199 households
Other household types7.3%
242 households
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.1%
1,199 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,103 households
3 people in household15.4%
512 households
4 people in household10.8%
359 households
5 people in household3%
99 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,044 residents
15–2914.6%
1,065 residents
30–4418.2%
1,325 residents
45–6431.8%
2,323 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,537 residents
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%
6,842 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
221 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
107 residents
Other ethnic group1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
52 residents
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.3%
2,111 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
614 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.1%
3,639 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,419 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
788 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.5%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,025 residents
Good health36.8%
2,681 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,123 residents
Bad health5.1%
374 residents
Very bad health1.2%
90 residents
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
5,734 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,561 residents
Old Hastings · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,540 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,167 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
487 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Old Hastings · 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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