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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006550

Littlehampton East

Littlehampton East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,610 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,610

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,168.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Nethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend, Thanet7,814 residents · 79.9% owned · 15.8% no carDeal North & West, Dover7,127 residents · 71.5% owned · 22.1% no carMid Worle, North Somerset8,660 residents · 72.2% owned · 21.1% no carSt Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no carDownham Market, King's Lynn and West Norfolk11,348 residents · 66.4% owned · 18.5% no carConquest & St Helens, Hastings10,050 residents · 81.3% owned · 16.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Littlehampton East

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

Tenure

Owned77.9%
3,292 households
Private rented13.2%
559 households
Social rented8.2%
346 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.7%
1,636 households
Detached27.1%
1,143 households
Terraced19.6%
826 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
512 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
79 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.2%
1,910 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
1,148 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
722 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
444 households
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.1%
1,904 households
2 bedrooms29.6%
1,251 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
734 households
1 bedroom8%
336 households
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
2,703 households
One-person household30.4%
1,283 households
Other household types5.6%
238 households
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.4%
1,621 households
1 person in household30.4%
1,283 households
3 people in household14.9%
629 households
4 people in household11.5%
486 households
5 people in household3.1%
133 households
6 people in household1.1%
48 households
7 people in household0.4%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.9%
1,239 residents
15–2913.7%
1,318 residents
30–4414.1%
1,354 residents
45–6426.7%
2,562 residents
65 and over32.6%
3,135 residents
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
9,263 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
146 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
143 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
46 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
15 residents
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.3%
1,841 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,831 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,386 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
551 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
4,108 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.6%
4,019 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,637 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
3,781 residents
Good health37.6%
3,616 residents
Fair health16.7%
1,603 residents
Bad health5.2%
500 residents
Very bad health1.1%
110 residents
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
7,529 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
2,081 residents
Littlehampton East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.1%
1,821 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.4%
1,666 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
625 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
105 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Littlehampton East · 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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