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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006567

Westbourne & Funtington

Westbourne & Funtington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,684 residents in Chichester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,684

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,346

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

93.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

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.

Chadlington & Wychwoods, West Oxfordshire6,372 residents · 70.8% owned · 7.1% no carCharlbury & North Leigh, West Oxfordshire5,955 residents · 73.2% owned · 10.5% no carRode, Mells & Woodlands, Mendip8,758 residents · 73.9% owned · 7.6% no carPewsey & Lockeridge, Wiltshire7,094 residents · 67.0% owned · 10.6% no carNew Alresford, Winchester8,476 residents · 70.8% owned · 10.8% no carBradninch, Silverton & Thorverton, Mid Devon8,523 residents · 72.9% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westbourne & Funtington

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

Tenure

Owned72.1%
2,413 households
Private rented14.3%
477 households
Social rented12.5%
417 households
Shared ownership1.1%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.8%
1,331 households
Detached35.5%
1,189 households
Terraced16.6%
554 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.2%
173 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.7%
1,227 households
2 cars or vans in household35.9%
1,200 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.5%
584 households
No cars or vans in household10%
334 households
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,442 households
4 or more bedrooms27%
903 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
830 households
1 bedroom5.1%
170 households
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.9%
2,271 households
One-person household27.5%
920 households
Other household types4.6%
153 households
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,327 households
1 person in household27.5%
920 households
3 people in household15.5%
520 households
4 people in household12.7%
425 households
5 people in household3.4%
113 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,180 residents
15–2912.9%
991 residents
30–4414.9%
1,145 residents
45–6430%
2,308 residents
65 and over26.8%
2,058 residents
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
7,550 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
76 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
18 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
2,585 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,063 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
912 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.3%
851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,683 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.2%
2,646 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16%
1,028 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
3,842 residents
Good health34.8%
2,672 residents
Fair health11%
849 residents
Bad health3.2%
249 residents
Very bad health0.9%
72 residents
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
6,493 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,190 residents
Westbourne & Funtington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.1%
1,911 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31%
1,037 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10%
333 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
62 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Westbourne & Funtington · 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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