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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004387

Newhaven West

Newhaven West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,070 residents in Lewes. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,070

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,412

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,275.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Hawthorn Road, Arun7,768 residents · 53.6% owned · 24.1% no carItchen, Southampton8,126 residents · 53.7% owned · 23.8% no carSt Lukes, Southend-on-Sea11,208 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.6% no carSilverhill, Hastings8,796 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.1% no carPortslade Village, Brighton and Hove7,780 residents · 61.4% owned · 25.6% no carSalmestone, Thanet7,882 residents · 57.7% owned · 25.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newhaven West

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

Tenure

Owned55.2%
1,332 households
Private rented24.4%
589 households
Social rented19.5%
471 households
Shared ownership0.7%
16 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.7%
836 households
Terraced27%
652 households
Detached15.4%
371 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
357 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.3%
128 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
11 households
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,077 households
No cars or vans in household24.4%
588 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
551 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
196 households
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,069 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
646 households
1 bedroom14.4%
348 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
348 households
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,556 households
One-person household28.2%
679 households
Other household types7.3%
177 households
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
737 households
1 person in household28.2%
679 households
3 people in household17.1%
412 households
4 people in household15.4%
371 households
5 people in household5.7%
137 households
6 people in household2.2%
52 households
7 people in household0.7%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,347 residents
15–2918.1%
1,098 residents
30–4421.2%
1,287 residents
45–6424.5%
1,488 residents
65 and over14%
851 residents
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.9%
5,642 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
157 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
131 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
38 residents
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,027 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
599 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
2,788 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.3%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
408 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
2,761 residents
Good health35%
2,127 residents
Fair health13.2%
802 residents
Bad health5%
303 residents
Very bad health1.3%
77 residents
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.1%
4,743 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.9%
1,327 residents
Newhaven West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
945 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
829 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.9%
21 households
Newhaven 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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