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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004777

South Hayling

South Hayling is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,258 residents in Havant. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,258

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,599

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,658.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.5%

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.

Brixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carExmouth Littleham, East Devon7,776 residents · 71.2% owned · 22.3% no carFerndown Town, Dorset7,792 residents · 73.4% owned · 15.5% no carRhos-on-Sea, Conwy5,882 residents · 66.8% owned · 21.6% no carSeaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carDawlish South, Teignbridge6,673 residents · 62.8% owned · 25.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Hayling

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

Tenure

Owned70.1%
1,823 households
Private rented17.2%
447 households
Social rented12.2%
318 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.4%
1,050 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.5%
767 households
Semi-detached17.2%
446 households
Terraced8.9%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,146 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
674 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
495 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
282 households
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.9%
960 households
3 bedrooms27.7%
720 households
4 or more bedrooms21.4%
555 households
1 bedroom14%
364 households
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
1,491 households
One-person household38.6%
1,003 households
Other household types4%
104 households
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.8%
1,008 households
1 person in household38.6%
1,003 households
3 people in household11.9%
310 households
4 people in household7.6%
197 households
5 people in household2.1%
54 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
601 residents
15–2911%
580 residents
30–4411.8%
621 residents
45–6427.8%
1,462 residents
65 and over37.9%
1,995 residents
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
5,084 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
90 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
38 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
24 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
21 residents
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.5%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
722 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
676 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
151 residents aged 16 and over
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.5%
2,463 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.4%
2,092 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
52 residents aged 16 and over
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
288 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.3%
150 residents aged 16 and over
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.4%
2,017 residents
Good health36.6%
1,925 residents
Fair health17.8%
934 residents
Bad health5.7%
299 residents
Very bad health1.6%
82 residents
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.5%
3,971 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.5%
1,287 residents
South Hayling · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42%
1,092 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.1%
990 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
410 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
89 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
16 households
South Hayling · 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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