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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004380

Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell

Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,644 residents in Lewes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,644

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,936

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.8%

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.

Bridge, Bishopsbourne & Barham, Canterbury5,517 residents · 78.6% owned · 8.3% no carDraycott, Westbury & Wookey, Mendip8,473 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.3% no carWinsley, Westwood & Holt, Wiltshire5,945 residents · 78.5% owned · 9.8% no carMayfield & Wadhurst, Wealden8,102 residents · 76.9% owned · 7.8% no carDodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon, Cheshire West and Chester8,189 residents · 68.0% owned · 8.4% no carChadlington & Wychwoods, West Oxfordshire6,372 residents · 70.8% owned · 7.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell

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

Tenure

Owned78.7%
3,096 households
Private rented11.4%
450 households
Social rented8%
316 households
Shared ownership1.8%
70 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.1%
2,012 households
Semi-detached24.9%
980 households
Terraced12.7%
498 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
366 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
25 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,550 households
2 cars or vans in household35.8%
1,408 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.8%
661 households
No cars or vans in household8.1%
317 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39%
1,534 households
3 bedrooms34.1%
1,341 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
869 households
1 bedroom4.9%
192 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
2,707 households
One-person household25.9%
1,018 households
Other household types5.4%
212 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.6%
1,559 households
1 person in household25.9%
1,020 households
3 people in household15.1%
593 households
4 people in household13.8%
544 households
5 people in household4.1%
162 households
6 people in household1.2%
46 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,460 residents
15–2913.1%
1,266 residents
30–4414.6%
1,410 residents
45–6429.1%
2,803 residents
65 and over28%
2,704 residents
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
9,151 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
242 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
120 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
62 residents
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.8%
3,703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11%
885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.7%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.6%
4,489 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.5%
3,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
2,091 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
1,735 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.1%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
4,920 residents
Good health32.6%
3,146 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,191 residents
Bad health3.3%
314 residents
Very bad health0.7%
71 residents
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
7,995 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,648 residents
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.7%
2,309 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,250 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.2%
321 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Wivelsfield Green, Ditchling & Rodmell · 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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