Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006569

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,625 residents in Chichester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,625

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,725

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

361.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

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

Tenure

Owned70.6%

2,628 households

Private rented18.8%

702 households

Social rented8.8%

328 households

Shared ownership1.7%

64 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.8%

1,631 households

Semi-detached26.2%

975 households

Terraced18.5%

690 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%

210 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.2%

155 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%

35 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%

21 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

8 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%

1,598 households

2 cars or vans in household33.7%

1,256 households

3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%

527 households

No cars or vans in household9.2%

343 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%

1,397 households

4 or more bedrooms28.3%

1,055 households

2 bedrooms27.1%

1,011 households

1 bedroom7%

262 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.8%

2,489 households

One-person household28.6%

1,066 households

Other household types4.6%

171 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.7%

1,518 households

1 person in household28.6%

1,066 households

3 people in household12.6%

470 households

4 people in household12.1%

451 households

5 people in household4.5%

169 households

6 people in household0.9%

35 households

7 people in household0.3%

12 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%

1,440 residents

15–2917.3%

1,665 residents

30–4417.8%

1,709 residents

45–6423.9%

2,297 residents

65 and over26.1%

2,510 residents

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%

9,019 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%

225 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%

168 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%

123 residents

Other ethnic group1%

95 residents

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39%

3,156 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19%

1,534 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14%

1,134 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications11.5%

927 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%

639 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.3%

509 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

192 residents aged 16 and over

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%

4,606 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.6%

3,364 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

122 residents aged 16 and over

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.2%

2,283 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%

1,419 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%

1,162 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%

1,028 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%

628 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.1%

495 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%

404 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%

371 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students3.7%

297 residents aged 16 and over

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.3%

5,225 residents

Good health31.8%

3,062 residents

Fair health10.6%

1,018 residents

Bad health2.5%

243 residents

Very bad health0.8%

77 residents

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%

8,222 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%

1,403 residents

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.8%

2,189 households

Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%

1,183 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%

295 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%

53 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006569

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Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Chichester

Life in Southbourne, Bosham & Thorney

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.