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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004409

Chelwood & Nutley

Chelwood & Nutley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,323 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,323

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,153

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.5%

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.

Wedmore & Mark, Sedgemoor6,910 residents · 84.0% owned · 4.7% no carSomerford, Dauntsey & Minety, Wiltshire6,105 residents · 82.3% owned · 4.5% no carPilton, Butleigh & Alhampton, Mendip6,933 residents · 78.1% owned · 4.6% no carWhaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 81.6% owned · 5.6% no carEarlswood, Tanworth-in-Arden & Sambourne, Stratford-on-Avon5,878 residents · 83.3% owned · 5.0% no carMilland & South Harting, Chichester5,752 residents · 72.1% owned · 7.2% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield, Wealden7,990 residents · 81.4% owned · 6.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chelwood & Nutley

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

Tenure

Owned83.1%
1,790 households
Private rented11.8%
254 households
Social rented4.6%
98 households
Shared ownership0.5%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached63.8%
1,372 households
Semi-detached22.9%
493 households
Terraced7.4%
159 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.2%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
14 households
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.9%
859 households
3 or more cars or vans in household28%
603 households
1 car or van in household27%
582 households
No cars or vans in household5.1%
110 households
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms47.9%
1,030 households
3 bedrooms33%
711 households
2 bedrooms14.3%
308 households
1 bedroom4.8%
103 households
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,501 households
One-person household23.4%
505 households
Other household types6.9%
148 households
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.1%
904 households
1 person in household23.5%
504 households
3 people in household16.1%
345 households
4 people in household12.1%
261 households
5 people in household4.5%
96 households
6 people in household1.3%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.3%
706 residents
15–2912.7%
677 residents
30–4412.5%
665 residents
45–6433.1%
1,764 residents
65 and over28.4%
1,513 residents
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
5,134 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
94 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
52 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
19 residents
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.5%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
823 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
615 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.2%
557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
198 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
2,557 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
1,942 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
54 residents aged 16 and over
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.3%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
482 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
267 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
241 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
197 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.9%
2,764 residents
Good health32.6%
1,734 residents
Fair health12.2%
648 residents
Bad health2.9%
153 residents
Very bad health0.5%
24 residents
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
4,502 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
821 residents
Chelwood & Nutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61%
1,314 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
656 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
161 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
23 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Chelwood & Nutley · 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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