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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004410

Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield

Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,990 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,990

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,323

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

94.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.5%

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.

Whaddon, Whiteparish & Winterslow, Wiltshire8,044 residents · 81.6% owned · 5.6% no carWedmore & Mark, Sedgemoor6,910 residents · 84.0% owned · 4.7% no carInkberrow & Flyford Flavell, Wychavon5,864 residents · 83.8% owned · 4.2% no carAbberley, Holt Heath & Hallow, Malvern Hills8,524 residents · 77.3% owned · 5.7% no carCleeve Hill, Gotherington & Apperley, Tewkesbury7,498 residents · 80.3% owned · 6.0% no carRudgwick, Slinfold & Barns Green, Horsham6,678 residents · 78.9% owned · 6.0% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Five Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly, Wealden6,700 residents · 77.7% owned · 5.1% no carChelwood & Nutley, Wealden5,323 residents · 83.1% owned · 5.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield

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

Tenure

Owned81.4%
2,705 households
Private rented11.1%
368 households
Social rented6.4%
213 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached60.4%
2,004 households
Semi-detached26.2%
871 households
Terraced5.6%
186 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
144 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
34 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.5%
1,278 households
1 car or van in household29.8%
989 households
3 or more cars or vans in household25.2%
838 households
No cars or vans in household6.4%
214 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46.3%
1,538 households
3 bedrooms30.6%
1,014 households
2 bedrooms17%
563 households
1 bedroom6.1%
204 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.4%
2,370 households
One-person household23.4%
776 households
Other household types5.2%
172 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.8%
1,421 households
1 person in household23.4%
776 households
3 people in household14.2%
473 households
4 people in household13.3%
442 households
5 people in household4.9%
163 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,154 residents
15–2911.6%
928 residents
30–4412.7%
1,014 residents
45–6432.6%
2,602 residents
65 and over28.7%
2,291 residents
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,758 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
131 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.5%
2,665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
998 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.3%
759 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
619 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,785 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
2,907 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24%
1,618 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,361 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.7%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.8%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
271 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.4%
4,026 residents
Good health34.4%
2,747 residents
Fair health11.5%
916 residents
Bad health3%
238 residents
Very bad health0.8%
62 residents
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,754 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,237 residents
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.1%
1,962 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.4%
1,043 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.3%
274 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
37 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Buxted, Framfield & Rotherfield · 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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