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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006554

Middleton-on-Sea

Middleton-on-Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,618 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,618

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,141

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,170.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Willingdon, Wealden7,558 residents · 86.1% owned · 13.9% no carWest Mersea, Colchester7,221 residents · 81.2% owned · 12.9% no carNethercourt, Pegwell & Cliffsend, Thanet7,814 residents · 79.9% owned · 15.8% no carConquest & St Helens, Hastings10,050 residents · 81.3% owned · 16.4% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carBinstead & Wootton, Isle of Wight6,598 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Middleton-on-Sea

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

Tenure

Owned80.2%
2,518 households
Private rented14.5%
454 households
Social rented4.7%
149 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.3%
1,519 households
Semi-detached20.4%
642 households
Terraced14.9%
469 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
431 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
11 households
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,334 households
2 cars or vans in household31.6%
994 households
No cars or vans in household13.4%
421 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
392 households
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.9%
1,159 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
989 households
4 or more bedrooms21.6%
677 households
1 bedroom10.1%
316 households
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.8%
1,940 households
One-person household33.8%
1,061 households
Other household types4.5%
140 households
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%
1,291 households
1 person in household33.8%
1,061 households
3 people in household12.2%
383 households
4 people in household9.3%
291 households
5 people in household2.5%
78 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.1%
800 residents
15–2911.7%
777 residents
30–4412.9%
857 residents
45–6427.6%
1,827 residents
65 and over35.6%
2,358 residents
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
6,467 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,530 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.4%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship8%
459 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.8%
2,872 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.7%
2,808 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,262 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
526 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
2,709 residents
Good health38.5%
2,549 residents
Fair health15%
993 residents
Bad health4.5%
300 residents
Very bad health1%
66 residents
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.8%
5,282 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.2%
1,336 residents
Middleton-on-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
1,453 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.7%
1,185 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Middleton-on-Sea · 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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