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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004383

Lewes West

Lewes West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,339 residents in Lewes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,339

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,003

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,373.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.0%

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.

Lambridge & Fairfield Park, Bath and North East Somerset5,575 residents · 70.3% owned · 19.7% no carSaltaire & Baildon West, Bradford9,094 residents · 73.0% owned · 21.3% no carRawcliffe & Clifton South, York7,875 residents · 77.3% owned · 19.4% no carBradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire10,406 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.1% no carWeston, Bath and North East Somerset5,548 residents · 66.7% owned · 22.8% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lewes West

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,190 households
Private rented14.4%
431 households
Social rented12.4%
373 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.8%
986 households
Terraced30%
900 households
Detached18.4%
554 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.6%
409 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3%
90 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.1%
1,533 households
No cars or vans in household22.2%
666 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
629 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
174 households
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.3%
1,150 households
4 or more bedrooms27.4%
823 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
766 households
1 bedroom8.8%
264 households
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
1,935 households
One-person household30.2%
907 households
Other household types5.4%
162 households
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
998 households
1 person in household30.2%
907 households
3 people in household17.6%
528 households
4 people in household14.1%
423 households
5 people in household3.6%
108 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,181 residents
15–2914.5%
1,066 residents
30–4416.4%
1,201 residents
45–6431.2%
2,293 residents
65 and over21.8%
1,599 residents
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.8%
6,812 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
228 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
151 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
62 residents
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53%
3,202 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.7%
705 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10%
602 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
422 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.4%
203 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.7%
105 residents aged 16 and over
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
3,402 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
2,529 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
568 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
452 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
3,634 residents
Good health34.2%
2,509 residents
Fair health11.8%
864 residents
Bad health3.6%
266 residents
Very bad health0.9%
66 residents
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
5,950 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,389 residents
Lewes West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,690 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
945 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
300 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Lewes West · 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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