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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004378

Central St Leonards

Central St Leonards is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,221 residents in Hastings. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,221

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,652

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,310.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.5%

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 Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carFolkestone Harbour, Folkestone and Hythe6,544 residents · 27.1% owned · 50.3% no carBoscombe West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole10,376 residents · 28.5% owned · 38.8% no carStonehouse, Plymouth6,746 residents · 30.6% owned · 43.0% no carWeston Town, North Somerset10,670 residents · 45.1% owned · 37.2% no carTorquay Central, Torbay7,758 residents · 35.6% owned · 44.7% no car

Most similar within Hastings

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Hastings, Hastings6,877 residents · 39.9% owned · 46.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central St Leonards

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

Tenure

Private rented53.5%
2,489 households
Owned32.7%
1,521 households
Social rented13.5%
629 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement41.6%
1,934 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits38.7%
1,798 households
Terraced9.2%
430 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.1%
143 households
Semi-detached2.9%
133 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
116 households
Detached1.9%
88 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
10 households
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.7%
2,314 households
1 car or van in household40.8%
1,898 households
2 cars or vans in household7.8%
364 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.7%
77 households
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom41.7%
1,939 households
2 bedrooms41.2%
1,918 households
3 bedrooms11.4%
530 households
4 or more bedrooms5.7%
267 households
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household55.4%
2,576 households
Single family household39.3%
1,828 households
Other household types5.4%
249 households
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household55.4%
2,576 households
2 people in household28%
1,301 households
3 people in household8.9%
413 households
4 people in household5.1%
235 households
5 people in household1.8%
86 households
6 people in household0.6%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.4%
1,105 residents
15–2915.5%
1,272 residents
30–4423%
1,888 residents
45–6430.9%
2,540 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,416 residents
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.8%
6,891 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
396 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
341 residents
Other ethnic group3.7%
305 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
290 residents
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.5%
2,578 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,256 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
760 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
4,161 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
2,819 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,443 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.6%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.4%
3,239 residents
Good health34.7%
2,855 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,377 residents
Bad health6.9%
568 residents
Very bad health2.2%
182 residents
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.4%
6,114 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.6%
2,107 residents
Central St Leonards · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.3%
1,737 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,615 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
910 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
338 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
53 households
Central 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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