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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006548

Rustington North

Rustington North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,755 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,755

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,248

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,673.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

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.

Kingsteignton, Teignbridge9,234 residents · 70.5% owned · 12.6% no carRoyal Wootton Bassett Town, Wiltshire7,668 residents · 64.7% owned · 15.6% no carCullompton, Mid Devon8,808 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.6% no carWyke Regis, Dorset5,574 residents · 69.6% owned · 16.7% no carWickford North East, Basildon6,964 residents · 69.7% owned · 17.1% no carYate West, South Gloucestershire6,302 residents · 70.4% owned · 14.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rustington North

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

Tenure

Owned74.6%
3,167 households
Private rented18.2%
773 households
Social rented6.1%
261 households
Shared ownership1.1%
45 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.3%
1,459 households
Semi-detached28.2%
1,200 households
Detached26.2%
1,113 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
348 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
41 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
14 households
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,903 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
1,285 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
589 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
471 households
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.9%
1,865 households
2 bedrooms29.6%
1,256 households
4 or more bedrooms18.4%
781 households
1 bedroom8.1%
346 households
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
2,796 households
One-person household29.3%
1,245 households
Other household types4.9%
208 households
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.6%
1,555 households
1 person in household29.3%
1,245 households
3 people in household16.8%
715 households
4 people in household12.5%
530 households
5 people in household3.7%
156 households
6 people in household0.9%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,597 residents
15–2914.2%
1,386 residents
30–4417.9%
1,751 residents
45–6427%
2,637 residents
65 and over24.4%
2,385 residents
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
9,441 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
157 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
89 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
22 residents
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%
1,948 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,420 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
4,751 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.1%
3,153 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,710 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
956 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.2%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
838 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
4,346 residents
Good health36.2%
3,531 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,398 residents
Bad health4.1%
397 residents
Very bad health0.9%
85 residents
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
7,921 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,834 residents
Rustington North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
1,994 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,555 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%
610 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
84 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Rustington North · 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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