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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004418

Hailsham South & West

Hailsham South & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,791 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,791

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,476

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,577.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Dereham North & Neatherd, Breckland7,654 residents · 68.5% owned · 16.3% no carWhittlesey, Fenland12,680 residents · 69.7% owned · 14.8% no carKingsteignton, Teignbridge9,234 residents · 70.5% owned · 12.6% no carColeford, Forest of Dean10,854 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.0% no carWestham North & Radipole, Dorset9,066 residents · 72.3% owned · 16.0% no carCreekmoor, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,471 residents · 72.9% owned · 12.7% no car

Most similar within Wealden

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hailsham Central & East, Wealden6,517 residents · 76.0% owned · 15.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hailsham South & West

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

Tenure

Owned70.6%
1,747 households
Social rented16.1%
399 households
Private rented11.8%
291 households
Shared ownership1.6%
39 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.8%
911 households
Semi-detached34.3%
850 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.8%
366 households
Terraced12.4%
307 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
980 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
767 households
No cars or vans in household16%
396 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
333 households
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.9%
987 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
727 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
534 households
1 bedroom9.2%
228 households
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,615 households
One-person household29.5%
731 households
Other household types5.3%
130 households
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
904 households
1 person in household29.6%
733 households
3 people in household15.7%
388 households
4 people in household12.8%
317 households
5 people in household3.7%
91 households
6 people in household1.2%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
960 residents
15–2915.2%
880 residents
30–4415.5%
896 residents
45–6426.1%
1,511 residents
65 and over26.6%
1,543 residents
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
5,577 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
79 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.6%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.5%
883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
772 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
602 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,079 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
58 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.8%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
350 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
306 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
2,482 residents
Good health36.9%
2,134 residents
Fair health14.7%
850 residents
Bad health4.7%
271 residents
Very bad health0.9%
54 residents
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
4,582 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,206 residents
Hailsham South & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,103 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
896 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
388 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
80 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Hailsham South & West · 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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