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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004402

Bexhill Central

Bexhill Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,960 residents in Rother. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,960

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,778

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,040.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell, Dorset9,524 residents · 47.6% owned · 37.3% no carRyde Central, Isle of Wight6,127 residents · 46.3% owned · 38.7% no carLlandudno Town & Gogarth, Conwy8,420 residents · 51.3% owned · 35.7% no carHerne Bay Parade, Canterbury7,592 residents · 50.0% owned · 32.8% no carTeignmouth South, Teignbridge6,602 residents · 51.9% owned · 33.7% no carSt Annes Town, Fylde10,050 residents · 57.1% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bexhill Central

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

Tenure

Owned54.5%
2,605 households
Private rented38.2%
1,823 households
Social rented6.6%
315 households
Shared ownership0.7%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.7%
1,801 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits29.7%
1,421 households
Terraced9.5%
454 households
Detached8%
380 households
Semi-detached6.3%
303 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.8%
230 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.7%
177 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
13 households
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
2,270 households
No cars or vans in household34.2%
1,635 households
2 cars or vans in household14.6%
698 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
175 households
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms45.7%
2,185 households
1 bedroom27.5%
1,316 households
3 bedrooms17.6%
843 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
434 households
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50%
2,389 households
Single family household45.2%
2,158 households
Other household types4.8%
229 households
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50%
2,389 households
2 people in household31.8%
1,520 households
3 people in household9.7%
464 households
4 people in household5.4%
259 households
5 people in household1.8%
87 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.4%
1,115 residents
15–2914.6%
1,309 residents
30–4415.2%
1,358 residents
45–6427.1%
2,432 residents
65 and over30.6%
2,745 residents
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.4%
8,186 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
328 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
218 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
123 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
104 residents
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
2,094 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.7%
291 residents aged 16 and over
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.3%
3,911 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.4%
3,759 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
1,089 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
752 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health37%
3,316 residents
Very good health35.5%
3,182 residents
Fair health19.7%
1,767 residents
Bad health6.2%
554 residents
Very bad health1.6%
141 residents
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.1%
6,548 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.9%
2,412 residents
Bexhill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.9%
1,859 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,839 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
847 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
205 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
25 households
Bexhill Central · 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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