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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004395

Rye & Winchelsea

Rye & Winchelsea is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,623 residents in Rother. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,623

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,635

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

249.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

Leiston & Aldeburgh, East Suffolk8,106 residents · 62.8% owned · 16.7% no carHalesworth & Wangford, East Suffolk7,073 residents · 68.8% owned · 15.7% no carLudlow Town, Shropshire10,714 residents · 62.3% owned · 20.6% no carSwanage, Dorset9,426 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.8% no carLedbury, Herefordshire, County of9,439 residents · 64.9% owned · 17.6% no carBridport North, Dorset6,415 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rye & Winchelsea

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

Tenure

Owned65.1%
2,365 households
Social rented17.1%
620 households
Private rented17%
617 households
Shared ownership0.9%
32 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33%
1,201 households
Detached25.8%
937 households
Terraced24.1%
876 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
436 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
59 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
26 households
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
1,698 households
2 cars or vans in household25%
908 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
686 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
344 households
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,448 households
2 bedrooms32.7%
1,190 households
4 or more bedrooms17.1%
622 households
1 bedroom10.3%
376 households
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
2,118 households
One-person household36.3%
1,319 households
Other household types5.5%
200 households
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.6%
1,404 households
1 person in household36.3%
1,319 households
3 people in household12.2%
443 households
4 people in household8.4%
306 households
5 people in household2.6%
96 households
6 people in household1.3%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.1%
995 residents
15–2912.8%
978 residents
30–4413.3%
1,010 residents
45–6429.2%
2,226 residents
65 and over31.6%
2,412 residents
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
7,391 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
117 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
31 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,842 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
728 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
3,303 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.7%
3,192 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
59 residents aged 16 and over
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.4%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.7%
1,159 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
386 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.2%
3,065 residents
Good health37.3%
2,841 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,244 residents
Bad health4.7%
359 residents
Very bad health1.5%
114 residents
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.5%
5,982 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.5%
1,641 residents
Rye & Winchelsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44%
1,599 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,333 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.5%
562 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
135 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Rye & Winchelsea · 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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