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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006565

Easebourne & Petworth

Easebourne & Petworth is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,162 residents in Chichester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,162

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,554

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Tisbury, Donhead & Tollard Royal, Wiltshire6,163 residents · 68.0% owned · 9.3% no carFramlingham & Hacheston, East Suffolk10,053 residents · 71.2% owned · 8.3% no carNew Alresford, Winchester8,476 residents · 70.8% owned · 10.8% no carMasham, Kirkby Malzeard & North Stainley, Harrogate5,494 residents · 70.0% owned · 7.8% no carFordingbridge, Rockbourne & Woodgreen, New Forest10,923 residents · 72.4% owned · 10.3% no carPewsey & Lockeridge, Wiltshire7,094 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.6% no car

Most similar within Chichester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Westbourne & Funtington, Chichester7,684 residents · 72.1% owned · 10.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Easebourne & Petworth

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

Tenure

Owned62.2%
2,211 households
Private rented23.5%
834 households
Social rented13.9%
495 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.1%
1,495 households
Semi-detached30.7%
1,092 households
Terraced14.5%
514 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
304 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
50 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.2%
1,322 households
2 cars or vans in household34.4%
1,221 households
3 or more cars or vans in household20%
710 households
No cars or vans in household8.5%
301 households
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,521 households
4 or more bedrooms27.6%
982 households
2 bedrooms23%
816 households
1 bedroom6.6%
235 households
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,325 households
One-person household30.5%
1,082 households
Other household types4.1%
145 households
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.5%
1,440 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,082 households
3 people in household14%
496 households
4 people in household10.8%
383 households
5 people in household3.3%
118 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,183 residents
15–2912.4%
1,012 residents
30–4413.7%
1,121 residents
45–6429.3%
2,395 residents
65 and over30.1%
2,454 residents
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,927 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
95 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
88 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
23 residents
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
2,596 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.8%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
578 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
3,737 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
3,014 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers19.7%
1,354 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.4%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.6%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
365 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,183 residents
Good health33.2%
2,706 residents
Fair health11.9%
972 residents
Bad health2.9%
236 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
6,886 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,276 residents
Easebourne & Petworth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%
2,031 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
332 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
54 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Easebourne & Petworth · 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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