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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006537

Kingston & Southwick

Kingston & Southwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,534 residents in Adur. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,534

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,366

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,568.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.9%

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.

Silverhill, Hastings8,796 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.1% no carShoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea11,676 residents · 56.8% owned · 21.9% no carBybrook, Ashford7,029 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.4% no carEast Worthing, Worthing7,811 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.8% no carSalmestone, Thanet7,882 residents · 57.7% owned · 25.6% no carBlenheim Park, Southend-on-Sea10,994 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kingston & Southwick

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

Tenure

Owned57%
2,488 households
Social rented27.2%
1,188 households
Private rented15%
654 households
Shared ownership0.8%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached32.6%
1,423 households
Terraced28.7%
1,254 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.3%
1,062 households
Detached9%
393 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.8%
164 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,932 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
1,075 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
1,047 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
310 households
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,792 households
2 bedrooms32.9%
1,435 households
1 bedroom13.6%
592 households
4 or more bedrooms12.5%
545 households
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
2,735 households
One-person household30.3%
1,321 households
Other household types7%
305 households
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.6%
1,337 households
1 person in household30.3%
1,321 households
3 people in household18.4%
804 households
4 people in household14.2%
621 households
5 people in household4.4%
194 households
6 people in household1.4%
59 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.3%
2,028 residents
15–2915.6%
1,639 residents
30–4419.8%
2,081 residents
45–6426.4%
2,777 residents
65 and over19%
2,006 residents
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
9,586 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
328 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
306 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
187 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
127 residents
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.9%
2,258 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.4%
1,880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,375 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
4,810 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
3,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
1,233 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.9%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
460 residents aged 16 and over
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.8%
4,717 residents
Good health33.9%
3,572 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,543 residents
Bad health5.2%
551 residents
Very bad health1.4%
151 residents
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
8,280 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
2,254 residents
Kingston & Southwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.4%
1,807 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,498 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
816 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
229 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Kingston & Southwick · 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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