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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004787

Hythe

Hythe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,276 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,276

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,452

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,992.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.4%

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.

West Highcliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,240 residents · 85.8% owned · 10.6% no carGoring-by-Sea, Worthing8,406 residents · 82.4% owned · 15.8% no carBridgnorth West, Shropshire5,658 residents · 73.6% owned · 17.1% no carNailsea West, North Somerset9,249 residents · 77.7% owned · 15.8% no carStubbington, Fareham7,224 residents · 82.1% owned · 14.0% no carMiddleton-on-Sea, Arun6,618 residents · 80.2% owned · 13.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hythe

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

Tenure

Owned80.5%
2,780 households
Private rented13.4%
463 households
Social rented5.6%
192 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.2%
1,734 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
627 households
Semi-detached16.9%
585 households
Terraced11.6%
401 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,381 households
2 cars or vans in household34%
1,172 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
459 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%
439 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
1,308 households
2 bedrooms28%
966 households
4 or more bedrooms25.5%
879 households
1 bedroom8.6%
297 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
2,223 households
One-person household32.2%
1,110 households
Other household types3.4%
118 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.9%
1,479 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,110 households
3 people in household12%
414 households
4 people in household9.8%
338 households
5 people in household2.4%
84 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.8%
933 residents
15–2911.7%
854 residents
30–4413.6%
989 residents
45–6427.4%
1,992 residents
65 and over34.5%
2,508 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,101 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
78 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.4%
1,971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
914 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.5%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.3%
3,158 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
3,043 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,448 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.5%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
562 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,288 residents
Good health35.7%
2,596 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,050 residents
Bad health3.6%
265 residents
Very bad health1.1%
77 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
5,935 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,341 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%
1,799 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,199 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
408 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hythe · 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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