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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006542

Arundel

Arundel is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,736 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,736

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,643

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Easingwold & Stillington, Hambleton9,305 residents · 69.9% owned · 11.6% no carSettle, Hellifield & Horton, Craven7,879 residents · 72.8% owned · 14.1% no carLymington Town & Boldre, New Forest8,514 residents · 66.6% owned · 12.5% no carIngleton & High Bentham, Craven7,422 residents · 73.9% owned · 10.5% no carFordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen, New Forest10,923 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.3% no carMoreton & Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold10,008 residents · 63.6% owned · 12.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Arundel

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
1,898 households
Private rented19.1%
505 households
Social rented8.7%
230 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.2%
824 households
Semi-detached27.6%
731 households
Terraced23.5%
621 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%
284 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.9%
51 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
34 households
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,069 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
846 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
397 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
331 households
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,040 households
2 bedrooms28.5%
752 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
612 households
1 bedroom9%
239 households
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.2%
1,617 households
One-person household34%
898 households
Other household types4.8%
128 households
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.2%
1,037 households
1 person in household34%
898 households
3 people in household12.7%
335 households
4 people in household10%
264 households
5 people in household2.8%
74 households
6 people in household1%
26 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.8%
676 residents
15–2912.7%
727 residents
30–4412.6%
722 residents
45–6430.6%
1,757 residents
65 and over32.3%
1,852 residents
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
5,553 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
92 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
22 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
21 residents
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
1,924 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
745 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
703 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%
2,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,246 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,229 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.3%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
257 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
255 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
2,742 residents
Good health35.3%
2,023 residents
Fair health12.2%
701 residents
Bad health3.6%
206 residents
Very bad health1.1%
64 residents
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.1%
4,765 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.9%
971 residents
Arundel · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.8%
1,448 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
875 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
284 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Arundel · 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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