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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006556

Felpham

Felpham is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,593 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,593

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,512

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,992

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Exmouth Halsdon, East Devon6,864 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.3% no carExmouth Brixington, East Devon6,344 residents · 79.2% owned · 12.0% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carTeignmouth North, Teignbridge8,331 residents · 81.8% owned · 11.6% no carCowplain East, Havant6,187 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.4% no carHill Head, Fareham7,094 residents · 83.2% owned · 9.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Felpham

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

Tenure

Owned80.9%
3,648 households
Private rented12.6%
567 households
Social rented6%
270 households
Shared ownership0.6%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached55.6%
2,508 households
Semi-detached21%
945 households
Terraced11.8%
531 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
383 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,824 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,503 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
641 households
No cars or vans in household12%
543 households
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,922 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
1,212 households
2 bedrooms25.6%
1,157 households
1 bedroom4.9%
221 households
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
3,035 households
One-person household27.5%
1,241 households
Other household types5.3%
238 households
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,796 households
1 person in household27.4%
1,238 households
3 people in household13.6%
616 households
4 people in household12.9%
584 households
5 people in household4.3%
195 households
6 people in household1.3%
58 households
7 people in household0.5%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,649 residents
15–2914%
1,488 residents
30–4414.2%
1,508 residents
45–6425.7%
2,719 residents
65 and over30.5%
3,233 residents
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
10,256 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
150 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
36 residents
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
2,547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,620 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,499 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
959 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.8%
4,566 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
4,088 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
2,013 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
776 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
496 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.5%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
4,960 residents
Good health35.5%
3,757 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,414 residents
Bad health3.5%
368 residents
Very bad health0.9%
94 residents
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
8,731 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,862 residents
Felpham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%
2,323 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,586 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Felpham · 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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