Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004412

Heathfield

Heathfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,080 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,080

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,559

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,144.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heathfield

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

Tenure

Owned75.8%

2,699 households

Private rented16%

571 households

Social rented7%

248 households

Shared ownership1.2%

41 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%

1,444 households

Semi-detached28.5%

1,013 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.3%

543 households

Terraced12.6%

447 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%

51 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%

42 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

15 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

5 households

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%

1,403 households

2 cars or vans in household34.4%

1,224 households

3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%

556 households

No cars or vans in household10.6%

377 households

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.7%

1,198 households

4 or more bedrooms27.4%

977 households

2 bedrooms26.9%

958 households

1 bedroom12%

427 households

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%

2,297 households

One-person household31.3%

1,115 households

Other household types4.2%

149 households

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%

1,297 households

1 person in household31.3%

1,115 households

3 people in household14.9%

530 households

4 people in household12.4%

440 households

5 people in household3.7%

130 households

6 people in household0.9%

31 households

7 people in household0.4%

14 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

4 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%

1,239 residents

15–2914.6%

1,178 residents

30–4415.7%

1,268 residents

45–6429%

2,345 residents

65 and over25.4%

2,052 residents

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%

7,780 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%

130 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%

96 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

46 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

31 residents

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.1%

2,030 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.7%

1,261 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

1,083 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.9%

1,005 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%

770 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6%

408 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

188 residents aged 16 and over

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%

3,989 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.4%

2,657 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

97 residents aged 16 and over

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%

1,502 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.3%

1,102 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%

963 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%

866 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%

787 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.8%

529 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%

363 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%

351 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.2%

284 residents aged 16 and over

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%

3,831 residents

Good health36.1%

2,918 residents

Fair health12.4%

1,000 residents

Bad health3%

246 residents

Very bad health1.1%

86 residents

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%

6,771 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%

1,308 residents

Heathfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%

1,855 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%

1,255 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%

378 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2%

70 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Heathfield · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004412

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Heathfield

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Wealden

Life in Heathfield

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.