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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004420

Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean

Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,951 residents in Wealden. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,951

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,893

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

115.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham, Maidstone9,764 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.7% no carGreat Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch, Ashford9,365 residents · 74.2% owned · 8.2% no carPilling, Great Eccleston & Inskip, Wyre6,709 residents · 80.5% owned · 5.5% no carElswick, Singleton & Weeton, Fylde8,512 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.3% no carFairford & Lechlade, Cotswold9,264 residents · 70.5% owned · 8.2% no carLostock & Wincham, Cheshire West and Chester9,261 residents · 78.7% owned · 8.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean

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

Tenure

Owned78.5%
4,624 households
Private rented11.7%
689 households
Social rented8.1%
477 households
Shared ownership1.7%
103 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.8%
2,638 households
Semi-detached30.6%
1,804 households
Terraced12.5%
738 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.8%
343 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
277 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
26 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
2,347 households
2 cars or vans in household35.9%
2,113 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.8%
930 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
501 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
2,127 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,770 households
4 or more bedrooms29.6%
1,743 households
1 bedroom4.2%
250 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
4,046 households
One-person household26.1%
1,539 households
Other household types5.2%
305 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.6%
2,511 households
1 person in household26.1%
1,539 households
3 people in household13.7%
808 households
4 people in household12.1%
714 households
5 people in household3.9%
228 households
6 people in household1.1%
67 households
7 people in household0.4%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
2,238 residents
15–2914.5%
2,017 residents
30–4415.6%
2,175 residents
45–6426%
3,630 residents
65 and over27.9%
3,886 residents
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
13,461 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
206 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
60 residents
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
3,796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
2,063 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,794 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.1%
1,744 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
6,307 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
5,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
2,682 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.8%
1,938 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
1,695 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
833 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
6,842 residents
Good health34.1%
4,758 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,739 residents
Bad health3.5%
492 residents
Very bad health0.8%
118 residents
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.8%
11,550 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.2%
2,399 residents
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.3%
3,141 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
2,023 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
638 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Hailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean · 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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