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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006534

Hillside

Hillside is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,095 residents in Adur. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,095

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,612

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,392.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.9%

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.

Rainham North West, Medway6,354 residents · 84.0% owned · 13.2% no carBedhampton, Havant9,308 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.0% no carMote Park, Maidstone8,100 residents · 65.8% owned · 17.5% no carFaversham West, Swale8,973 residents · 70.4% owned · 15.7% no carSittingbourne West, Swale8,164 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.4% no carBedworth Heath, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,744 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Adur

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Lancing, Adur7,500 residents · 82.8% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hillside

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

Tenure

Owned77.8%
2,809 households
Social rented11%
399 households
Private rented10.8%
390 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.3%
2,142 households
Detached19.3%
698 households
Terraced12.8%
461 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
164 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
116 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,521 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
1,154 households
No cars or vans in household14.8%
535 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
402 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.7%
1,903 households
2 bedrooms24.2%
874 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
655 households
1 bedroom5%
180 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,459 households
One-person household24.8%
895 households
Other household types7.1%
257 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,207 households
1 person in household24.7%
893 households
3 people in household18%
650 households
4 people in household16.4%
593 households
5 people in household5.9%
212 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,595 residents
15–2914.4%
1,314 residents
30–4418.6%
1,687 residents
45–6428.1%
2,551 residents
65 and over21.4%
1,947 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
8,366 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
257 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
207 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
182 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
83 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.9%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.4%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,295 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
867 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
531 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,366 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,900 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,493 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,010 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
476 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,334 residents
Good health33.8%
3,072 residents
Fair health13.2%
1,200 residents
Bad health4.1%
371 residents
Very bad health1.3%
118 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
7,389 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,706 residents
Hillside · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,634 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.9%
1,333 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
527 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Hillside · 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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