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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004413

Broad Oak & Horam

Broad Oak & Horam is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,323 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,323

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,093

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

144.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.1%

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.

Robertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst, Rother9,283 residents · 75.3% owned · 7.9% no carFeniton & Whimple, East Devon8,894 residents · 77.7% owned · 6.0% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carPanfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield, Braintree6,279 residents · 74.2% owned · 6.9% no carGillingham Outer, Bourton & Motcombe, Dorset9,186 residents · 76.7% owned · 6.2% no carLeavenheath, Nayland & Boxford, Babergh8,200 residents · 78.1% owned · 6.9% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Herstmonceux & Ninfield, Wealden6,475 residents · 80.7% owned · 5.6% no carFive Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly, Wealden6,700 residents · 77.7% owned · 5.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broad Oak & Horam

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

Tenure

Owned80.1%
2,478 households
Private rented12.4%
385 households
Social rented6.4%
198 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.8%
1,571 households
Semi-detached29.1%
899 households
Terraced8.7%
269 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
242 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
20 households
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,119 households
1 car or van in household33.7%
1,042 households
3 or more cars or vans in household23%
711 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
222 households
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.5%
1,099 households
4 or more bedrooms32.7%
1,011 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
748 households
1 bedroom7.7%
237 households
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.3%
2,143 households
One-person household26.3%
813 households
Other household types4.4%
137 households
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.3%
1,246 households
1 person in household26.3%
815 households
3 people in household15.2%
470 households
4 people in household12.9%
399 households
5 people in household4%
124 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
1,058 residents
15–2913.1%
960 residents
30–4414.4%
1,055 residents
45–6430.5%
2,234 residents
65 and over27.5%
2,015 residents
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.2%
7,116 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
102 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
60 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.1%
2,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
990 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.5%
3,562 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,421 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.3%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
726 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
385 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
273 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.9%
3,651 residents
Good health33.8%
2,478 residents
Fair health11.9%
872 residents
Bad health3.4%
252 residents
Very bad health1%
70 residents
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
6,147 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,176 residents
Broad Oak & Horam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.5%
1,688 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,032 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
327 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Broad Oak & Horam · 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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