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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004416

Herstmonceux & Ninfield

Herstmonceux & Ninfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,475 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,475

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,760

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.8%

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.

Burwash, Sedlescombe & Staplecross, Rother7,909 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.0% no carRickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carWestonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington, Sedgemoor9,364 residents · 83.0% owned · 5.4% no carBampton, Holcombe & Westleigh, Mid Devon6,803 residents · 75.2% owned · 6.5% no carDunkeswell, Upottery & Stockland, East Devon6,081 residents · 78.8% owned · 6.2% no carAlderholt & Sixpenny Handley, Dorset6,448 residents · 71.3% owned · 5.5% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Broad Oak & Horam, Wealden7,323 residents · 80.1% owned · 7.2% no carFive Ash Down, Horsted & Chiddingly, Wealden6,700 residents · 77.7% owned · 5.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Herstmonceux & Ninfield

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

Tenure

Owned80.7%
2,227 households
Private rented12.1%
335 households
Social rented6.5%
179 households
Shared ownership0.6%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57.1%
1,573 households
Semi-detached28%
772 households
Terraced7.5%
206 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
80 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.8%
77 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.9%
1,045 households
1 car or van in household33%
911 households
3 or more cars or vans in household23.4%
646 households
No cars or vans in household5.6%
155 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.9%
1,018 households
4 or more bedrooms33%
909 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
666 households
1 bedroom5.9%
164 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.7%
1,921 households
One-person household24.7%
680 households
Other household types5.7%
157 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.3%
1,167 households
1 person in household24.7%
680 households
3 people in household15.4%
424 households
4 people in household12%
332 households
5 people in household3.7%
102 households
6 people in household1.5%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.5%
872 residents
15–2912.7%
823 residents
30–4413%
839 residents
45–6431.4%
2,033 residents
65 and over29.5%
1,907 residents
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,342 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
66 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
35 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.8%
1,811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
833 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,067 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,391 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers23%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,246 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
260 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
3,176 residents
Good health34.9%
2,263 residents
Fair health11.8%
767 residents
Bad health3.2%
208 residents
Very bad health0.9%
61 residents
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
5,423 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,052 residents
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
1,453 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
960 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
295 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
44 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Herstmonceux & Ninfield · 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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