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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006551

East Preston & Rustington East

East Preston & Rustington East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,955 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,955

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,189

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,730.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.6%

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.

Kewhurst, Rother7,711 residents · 81.5% owned · 18.4% no carHighcliffe & Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,483 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.0% no carSeaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carBirchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carBarton on Sea, New Forest7,404 residents · 87.7% owned · 10.7% no carSheringham, North Norfolk7,088 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.6% no car

Most similar within Arun

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ferring & Kingston Gorse, Arun6,248 residents · 88.1% owned · 11.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Preston & Rustington East

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

Tenure

Owned81.7%
3,422 households
Private rented12.1%
507 households
Social rented5.6%
234 households
Shared ownership0.6%
24 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50%
2,095 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.5%
1,109 households
Terraced12.3%
517 households
Semi-detached8.9%
371 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,969 households
2 cars or vans in household26.3%
1,100 households
No cars or vans in household17.4%
730 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
389 households
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms37.4%
1,566 households
3 bedrooms32.9%
1,379 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
861 households
1 bedroom9.1%
382 households
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
2,404 households
One-person household39.4%
1,650 households
Other household types3.2%
135 households
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household45%
1,884 households
1 person in household39.4%
1,650 households
3 people in household8.4%
351 households
4 people in household5.3%
220 households
5 people in household1.5%
62 households
6 people in household0.5%
21 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
7 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 156.7%
534 residents
15–297.6%
605 residents
30–448.4%
669 residents
45–6424.4%
1,940 residents
65 and over52.9%
4,206 residents
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
7,749 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
70 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
62 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.6%
2,262 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.1%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
511 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
319 residents aged 16 and over
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive64.4%
4,759 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)34.7%
2,561 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
71 residents aged 16 and over
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.3%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.4%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
323 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students2.5%
184 residents aged 16 and over
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health39.2%
3,116 residents
Very good health35.8%
2,848 residents
Fair health18.7%
1,486 residents
Bad health4.9%
390 residents
Very bad health1.4%
115 residents
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.5%
6,082 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.5%
1,873 residents
East Preston & Rustington East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,920 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39%
1,633 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%
558 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
72 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
East Preston & Rustington 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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