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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004407

Mayfield & Wadhurst

Mayfield & Wadhurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,102 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,102

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,467

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

107.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.4%

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.

Petersfield North & East Meon, East Hampshire11,210 residents · 74.8% owned · 8.3% no carTarporley & Eddisbury Hill, Cheshire West and Chester6,434 residents · 78.1% owned · 7.4% no carNew Alresford, Winchester8,476 residents · 70.8% owned · 10.8% no carWinsley, Westwood & Holt, Wiltshire5,945 residents · 78.5% owned · 9.8% no carSibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe, Cherwell7,343 residents · 75.9% owned · 6.4% no carChadlington & Wychwoods, West Oxfordshire6,372 residents · 70.8% owned · 7.1% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Forest Row & Coleman's Hatch, Wealden6,434 residents · 72.6% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mayfield & Wadhurst

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,666 households
Private rented14.5%
501 households
Social rented8%
277 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.9%
1,660 households
Semi-detached26.5%
921 households
Terraced13.1%
454 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
270 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
80 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.3%
44 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.3%
1,292 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,262 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.5%
640 households
No cars or vans in household7.8%
272 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.6%
1,406 households
3 bedrooms31.2%
1,082 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
712 households
1 bedroom7.7%
266 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
2,367 households
One-person household28.1%
976 households
Other household types3.6%
126 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.4%
1,401 households
1 person in household28.1%
974 households
3 people in household13.6%
473 households
4 people in household12.7%
440 households
5 people in household4%
139 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,215 residents
15–2913.1%
1,063 residents
30–4413.4%
1,089 residents
45–6431%
2,512 residents
65 and over27.5%
2,225 residents
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
7,719 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
183 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
59 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.4%
3,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
942 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
739 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
527 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
149 residents aged 16 and over
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
3,776 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,928 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,636 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,474 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.3%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.6%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
333 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53%
4,293 residents
Good health33.1%
2,686 residents
Fair health10.2%
824 residents
Bad health3%
243 residents
Very bad health0.7%
57 residents
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
6,900 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,203 residents
Mayfield & Wadhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.1%
2,048 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.6%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
316 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Mayfield & Wadhurst · 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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