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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006559

Aldwick

Aldwick is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,181 residents in Arun. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,181

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,850

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,649

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.0%

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.

Felixstowe East, East Suffolk8,235 residents · 84.2% owned · 13.0% no carMudeford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,467 residents · 81.4% owned · 12.0% no carPreston & Lodmoor, Dorset8,848 residents · 83.2% owned · 13.4% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no carChurston & Galmpton, Torbay6,601 residents · 86.9% owned · 12.6% no carCollington, Cooden & Little Common, Rother10,532 residents · 88.1% owned · 10.3% 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 Aldwick

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

Tenure

Owned87.8%
3,379 households
Private rented10.8%
417 households
Social rented1.3%
50 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached67.5%
2,596 households
Semi-detached11.9%
457 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9%
347 households
Terraced7.9%
305 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
91 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,638 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
1,297 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
472 households
No cars or vans in household11.5%
443 households
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,543 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
1,166 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
1,008 households
1 bedroom3.5%
133 households
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,584 households
One-person household28.7%
1,106 households
Other household types4.2%
162 households
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household48.4%
1,863 households
1 person in household28.7%
1,106 households
3 people in household11.1%
428 households
4 people in household8.5%
329 households
5 people in household2.6%
99 households
6 people in household0.4%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.4%
769 residents
15–299.3%
763 residents
30–4410.6%
864 residents
45–6426.2%
2,144 residents
65 and over44.5%
3,637 residents
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
7,968 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
77 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30%
2,202 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,019 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.7%
4,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.2%
3,029 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,709 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,392 residents
Good health37.6%
3,077 residents
Fair health15.9%
1,304 residents
Bad health3.9%
320 residents
Very bad health1.1%
87 residents
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,561 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,620 residents
Aldwick · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,891 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.3%
1,435 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.5%
483 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Aldwick · 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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