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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004800

Barton on Sea

Barton on Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,404 residents in New Forest. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,404

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,545

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,066.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.0%

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.

Ferring & Kingston Gorse, Arun6,248 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.5% no carCollington, Cooden & Little Common, Rother10,532 residents · 88.1% owned · 10.3% no carWest Moors, Dorset7,403 residents · 82.6% owned · 12.3% no carAldwick, Arun8,181 residents · 87.8% owned · 11.5% no carChurston & Galmpton, Torbay6,601 residents · 86.9% owned · 12.6% no carEast Preston & Rustington East, Arun7,955 residents · 81.7% owned · 17.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barton on Sea

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

Tenure

Owned87.7%
3,108 households
Private rented10.4%
367 households
Social rented1.6%
58 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached67.8%
2,404 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
448 households
Terraced7.7%
273 households
Semi-detached6.1%
216 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.2%
113 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
50 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,592 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,150 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
422 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
381 households
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,366 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
1,132 households
4 or more bedrooms24.7%
876 households
1 bedroom4.8%
171 households
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,306 households
One-person household31%
1,098 households
Other household types3.9%
139 households
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household49.8%
1,764 households
1 person in household31%
1,100 households
3 people in household10.4%
367 households
4 people in household6.2%
221 households
5 people in household2%
71 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157.1%
523 residents
15–297.8%
578 residents
30–448.5%
633 residents
45–6426.1%
1,936 residents
65 and over50.4%
3,734 residents
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
7,177 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
110 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
82 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31%
2,120 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.7%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
693 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications5.4%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive61.6%
4,220 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)37.2%
2,546 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.4%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.3%
2,833 residents
Good health38.2%
2,830 residents
Fair health17.9%
1,323 residents
Bad health4.2%
309 residents
Very bad health1.5%
109 residents
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
5,735 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,669 residents
Barton on Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
1,776 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.5%
1,364 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
371 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
31 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Barton on Sea · 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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