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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006558

Bognor Regis Central

Bognor Regis Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,725 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,725

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,047

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,927.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.6%

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.

Weston Town, North Somerset10,670 residents · 45.1% owned · 37.2% no carHerne Bay Parade, Canterbury7,592 residents · 50.0% owned · 32.8% no carRamsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no carWeymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell, Dorset9,524 residents · 47.6% owned · 37.3% no carHeene, Worthing8,906 residents · 49.8% owned · 34.5% no carRyde Central, Isle of Wight6,127 residents · 46.3% owned · 38.7% no car

Most similar within Arun

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Littlehampton West and River, Arun7,382 residents · 44.7% owned · 31.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bognor Regis Central

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

Tenure

Private rented48.1%
2,430 households
Owned42.7%
2,155 households
Social rented8.1%
407 households
Shared ownership1%
50 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement49.4%
2,493 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.8%
798 households
Detached12.5%
632 households
Semi-detached8.7%
439 households
Terraced7.8%
394 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
147 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.8%
139 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,252 households
No cars or vans in household36.7%
1,852 households
2 cars or vans in household14.4%
728 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.3%
216 households
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom40.6%
2,051 households
2 bedrooms34%
1,715 households
3 bedrooms14.9%
750 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
530 households
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household46%
2,321 households
Single family household46%
2,321 households
Other household types8.1%
407 households
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.9%
2,321 households
2 people in household31.5%
1,590 households
3 people in household11.3%
570 households
4 people in household7.2%
362 households
5 people in household2.9%
145 households
6 people in household0.9%
47 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
1,287 residents
15–2919.1%
2,043 residents
30–4420.4%
2,190 residents
45–6425.3%
2,717 residents
65 and over23.2%
2,485 residents
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
9,975 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
279 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
219 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
163 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
91 residents
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.8%
2,325 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.6%
2,206 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
1,153 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.8%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
5,073 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
4,080 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
1,837 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
910 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
610 residents aged 16 and over
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.7%
4,152 residents
Good health38.1%
4,081 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,769 residents
Bad health5.4%
581 residents
Very bad health1.3%
142 residents
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
8,251 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
2,474 residents
Bognor Regis Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.6%
1,947 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.7%
1,803 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
956 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
283 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
58 households
Bognor Regis Central · 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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