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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004417

Hailsham Central & East

Hailsham Central & East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,517 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,517

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,898

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,191.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.7%

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.

Totton Town, New Forest7,736 residents · 68.2% owned · 19.8% no carAttleborough, Breckland10,591 residents · 66.2% owned · 14.8% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carStudley, Stratford-on-Avon6,036 residents · 71.3% owned · 13.5% no carHadleigh South, Castle Point6,687 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.2% no carNethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend, Thanet7,814 residents · 79.9% owned · 15.8% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Polegate, Wealden9,339 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.3% no carHailsham South & West, Wealden5,791 residents · 70.6% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hailsham Central & East

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

Tenure

Owned76%
2,203 households
Private rented16.8%
488 households
Social rented5.2%
150 households
Shared ownership1.9%
56 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.7%
1,007 households
Semi-detached34.5%
1,001 households
Terraced17.2%
498 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
269 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
53 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,131 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
930 households
No cars or vans in household15.5%
449 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
387 households
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.8%
1,065 households
2 bedrooms34.4%
997 households
4 or more bedrooms18.5%
537 households
1 bedroom10.3%
298 households
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,870 households
One-person household31.4%
909 households
Other household types4.1%
118 households
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
1,101 households
1 person in household31.4%
909 households
3 people in household14.7%
425 households
4 people in household11.3%
326 households
5 people in household3.3%
97 households
6 people in household1%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
995 residents
15–2914.7%
960 residents
30–4416.4%
1,071 residents
45–6425.8%
1,678 residents
65 and over27.8%
1,811 residents
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
6,330 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
68 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
17 residents
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.7%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
388 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,071 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,306 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
382 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
2,787 residents
Good health37.1%
2,420 residents
Fair health14.5%
948 residents
Bad health4.5%
291 residents
Very bad health1.1%
71 residents
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
5,209 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,308 residents
Hailsham Central & East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,324 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.2%
1,107 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Hailsham Central & East · 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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