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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006564

Midhurst & Cocking

Midhurst & Cocking is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,990 residents in Chichester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,990

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,817

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

250.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.1%

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.

Moreton & Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswold10,008 residents · 63.6% owned · 12.9% no carAmberley, Pulborough & Storrington, Horsham9,866 residents · 66.2% owned · 13.7% no carArundel, Arun5,736 residents · 71.8% owned · 12.5% no carNailsworth, Stroud6,496 residents · 70.4% owned · 13.1% no carRichmond Town, Richmondshire8,078 residents · 66.5% owned · 18.2% no carHungerford, West Berkshire5,866 residents · 60.2% owned · 15.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Midhurst & Cocking

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

Tenure

Owned62.9%
2,401 households
Private rented18.1%
690 households
Social rented17.7%
677 households
Shared ownership1.3%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached29%
1,108 households
Semi-detached24.9%
950 households
Terraced22.5%
860 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.1%
576 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4%
154 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
110 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
57 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%
1,622 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
1,264 households
No cars or vans in household12.6%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
445 households
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.2%
1,381 households
2 bedrooms30.4%
1,160 households
4 or more bedrooms21%
802 households
1 bedroom12.4%
474 households
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.7%
2,356 households
One-person household35%
1,334 households
Other household types3.3%
126 households
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.5%
1,506 households
1 person in household35%
1,334 households
3 people in household12.1%
461 households
4 people in household10.2%
388 households
5 people in household2.6%
101 households
6 people in household0.5%
18 households
7 people in household0.1%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,165 residents
15–2912%
956 residents
30–4415.2%
1,216 residents
45–6427.6%
2,205 residents
65 and over30.6%
2,448 residents
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,761 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
107 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.1%
2,438 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.1%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
3,709 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,952 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.4%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.9%
669 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
315 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
254 residents aged 16 and over
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,859 residents
Good health34.5%
2,758 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,011 residents
Bad health3.5%
278 residents
Very bad health1.1%
84 residents
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,692 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,297 residents
Midhurst & Cocking · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.6%
2,045 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,307 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
388 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Midhurst & Cocking · 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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