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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006544

Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton

Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,615 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,615

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,734

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

468.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.9%

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.

North Baddesley & Braishfield, Test Valley10,903 residents · 78.5% owned · 9.5% no carYatton & Cleeve, North Somerset9,845 residents · 79.4% owned · 9.8% no carAckworth & Darrington, Wakefield11,478 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carHesketh Bank & Tarleton, West Lancashire9,020 residents · 82.6% owned · 8.4% no carTidenham & Woolaston, Forest of Dean7,621 residents · 76.2% owned · 9.0% no carHalstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton

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

Tenure

Owned78.6%
3,722 households
Private rented12.8%
607 households
Social rented7.3%
345 households
Shared ownership1.1%
53 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.8%
2,027 households
Semi-detached28.4%
1,344 households
Terraced17.3%
817 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
346 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.6%
124 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
15 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.7%
1,783 households
2 cars or vans in household36.6%
1,735 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.6%
787 households
No cars or vans in household9.1%
430 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,945 households
4 or more bedrooms27.8%
1,318 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
1,193 households
1 bedroom5.9%
279 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.9%
3,310 households
One-person household24.8%
1,173 households
Other household types5.4%
255 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.1%
1,853 households
1 person in household24.7%
1,170 households
3 people in household16.6%
784 households
4 people in household13.8%
652 households
5 people in household4.5%
215 households
6 people in household0.8%
40 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,789 residents
15–2914.4%
1,676 residents
30–4416.3%
1,894 residents
45–6428.2%
3,277 residents
65 and over25.6%
2,979 residents
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
11,195 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
165 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
162 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
36 residents
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.9%
3,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
5,566 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
3,976 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
2,225 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,412 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.9%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
609 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
527 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
483 residents aged 16 and over
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
5,657 residents
Good health34.4%
3,992 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,448 residents
Bad health3.5%
412 residents
Very bad health0.9%
106 residents
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
9,522 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
2,093 residents
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.3%
2,571 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,564 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.5%
496 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Westergate, Eastergate & Walberton · 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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