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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004377

West St Leonards

West St Leonards is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,709 residents in Hastings. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,709

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,496

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,264.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough, Teignbridge5,827 residents · 61.9% owned · 22.1% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no carNetley, Eastleigh5,443 residents · 62.0% owned · 14.9% no carBrightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no carHerne Bay South & Greenhill, Canterbury8,960 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.0% no carPeacehaven West, Lewes7,659 residents · 73.0% owned · 20.7% no car

Most similar within Hastings

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Silverhill, Hastings8,796 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West St Leonards

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
3,021 households
Private rented23.7%
1,065 households
Social rented8.4%
376 households
Shared ownership0.8%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.5%
1,459 households
Detached25.3%
1,138 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.1%
769 households
Terraced12%
539 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.6%
476 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
95 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.4%
2,042 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
1,189 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
823 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
440 households
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%
1,699 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
1,498 households
4 or more bedrooms18.9%
851 households
1 bedroom9.9%
447 households
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,766 households
One-person household32%
1,440 households
Other household types6.5%
290 households
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,610 households
1 person in household32%
1,440 households
3 people in household14.7%
659 households
4 people in household11.4%
513 households
5 people in household3.9%
176 households
6 people in household1.4%
64 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,632 residents
15–2914.8%
1,584 residents
30–4417.3%
1,850 residents
45–6428.5%
3,053 residents
65 and over24.2%
2,587 residents
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.9%
9,844 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
290 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
249 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
164 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
161 residents
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
2,545 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.7%
1,764 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,567 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,361 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
260 residents aged 16 and over
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
5,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
3,812 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
122 residents aged 16 and over
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,872 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,191 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
411 residents aged 16 and over
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.9%
4,488 residents
Good health35.4%
3,790 residents
Fair health16%
1,709 residents
Bad health4.8%
515 residents
Very bad health1.9%
207 residents
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
8,256 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
2,453 residents
West St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.8%
2,104 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,605 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
639 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
138 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
West St Leonards · 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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