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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004411

Uckfield Town & North

Uckfield Town & North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,510 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,510

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,704

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,981.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.8%

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.

Fareham Town & Cams Hill, Fareham10,113 residents · 75.3% owned · 16.3% no carMidsomer Norton North, Bath and North East Somerset6,216 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.6% no carEbley & Randwick, Stroud11,501 residents · 69.4% owned · 15.0% no carAndover South, Test Valley7,796 residents · 73.5% owned · 16.0% no carStudley, Stratford-on-Avon6,036 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.5% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Heathfield, Wealden8,080 residents · 75.8% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Uckfield Town & North

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,665 households
Private rented16.3%
604 households
Social rented11.1%
410 households
Shared ownership0.6%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.8%
1,216 households
Detached28.7%
1,061 households
Terraced22.2%
823 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
469 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
63 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,469 households
2 cars or vans in household32.3%
1,196 households
No cars or vans in household14.7%
543 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
495 households
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,486 households
2 bedrooms25.1%
929 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
868 households
1 bedroom11.4%
423 households
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
2,400 households
One-person household30.5%
1,130 households
Other household types4.7%
175 households
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%
1,335 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,130 households
3 people in household14.6%
542 households
4 people in household13.2%
490 households
5 people in household4.1%
152 households
6 people in household1.3%
47 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,426 residents
15–2914.9%
1,265 residents
30–4417.3%
1,470 residents
45–6427.4%
2,327 residents
65 and over23.7%
2,018 residents
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
8,147 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
157 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
134 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
40 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
35 residents
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.8%
1,938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
412 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%
4,173 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
2,708 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
4,023 residents
Good health35.9%
3,051 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,044 residents
Bad health3.5%
300 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%
7,055 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%
1,455 residents
Uckfield Town & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
1,878 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,308 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
433 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Uckfield Town & North · 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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