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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006538

Shoreham Central & Beach

Shoreham Central & Beach is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,261 residents in Adur. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,261

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,357

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,237.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.7%

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.

Whitstable West, Canterbury6,637 residents · 68.5% owned · 20.9% no carPortishead Central, North Somerset9,782 residents · 66.4% owned · 14.6% no carWest Worthing, Worthing8,245 residents · 75.1% owned · 18.9% no carWokingham Town, Wokingham9,718 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carHitchin Town & West, North Hertfordshire11,485 residents · 63.3% owned · 21.6% no carPetersfield South, East Hampshire9,622 residents · 60.1% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Shoreham Central & Beach

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

Tenure

Owned69.6%
3,033 households
Private rented21.3%
926 households
Social rented7.3%
317 households
Shared ownership1.8%
78 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement33.7%
1,468 households
Terraced23.3%
1,015 households
Detached19.4%
847 households
Semi-detached16.1%
701 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
136 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
92 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
60 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.9%
41 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
2,100 households
2 cars or vans in household24.5%
1,066 households
No cars or vans in household20%
872 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
320 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.3%
1,496 households
3 bedrooms33.2%
1,449 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
769 households
1 bedroom14.8%
644 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
2,542 households
One-person household36.2%
1,575 households
Other household types5.5%
239 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.1%
1,575 households
2 people in household36.1%
1,575 households
3 people in household12.9%
562 households
4 people in household11%
481 households
5 people in household2.8%
124 households
6 people in household0.6%
26 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,432 residents
15–2913%
1,208 residents
30–4417.7%
1,636 residents
45–6429.5%
2,737 residents
65 and over24.3%
2,250 residents
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
8,639 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
322 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
174 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
65 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
59 residents
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.7%
3,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
679 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.8%
4,550 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.9%
3,086 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.6%
2,060 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.3%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
346 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
283 residents aged 16 and over
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
4,413 residents
Good health35.5%
3,289 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,155 residents
Bad health3.5%
322 residents
Very bad health0.9%
84 residents
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
7,659 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,602 residents
Shoreham Central & Beach · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
2,317 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,413 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.7%
510 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
104 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Shoreham Central & Beach · 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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