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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006574

Selsey

Selsey is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,923 residents in Chichester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,923

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,077

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,096.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Ferndown Town, Dorset7,792 residents · 73.4% owned · 15.5% no carNyetimber & Pagham, Arun9,705 residents · 81.6% owned · 15.2% no carBirchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carShanklin West & Newchurch, Isle of Wight8,022 residents · 81.9% owned · 15.4% no carFrinton West & Kirby, Tendring12,285 residents · 81.2% owned · 16.7% no carCaister on Sea, Great Yarmouth8,802 residents · 77.1% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Selsey

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

Tenure

Owned75.4%
3,830 households
Private rented15.1%
765 households
Social rented8.7%
444 households
Shared ownership0.7%
38 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.6%
2,059 households
Semi-detached32.9%
1,671 households
Terraced11.9%
604 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10%
507 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
85 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
76 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
29 households
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
2,263 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
1,394 households
No cars or vans in household16.8%
851 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
569 households
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
2,011 households
2 bedrooms31.5%
1,597 households
4 or more bedrooms19.1%
972 households
1 bedroom9.8%
497 households
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.3%
3,111 households
One-person household33%
1,675 households
Other household types5.8%
292 households
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.1%
2,136 households
1 person in household33%
1,675 households
3 people in household11.5%
583 households
4 people in household8.8%
449 households
5 people in household3%
152 households
6 people in household1.1%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.3%
1,237 residents
15–2912.1%
1,324 residents
30–4412.2%
1,336 residents
45–6427.4%
2,991 residents
65 and over36.9%
4,033 residents
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
10,639 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
131 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
91 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
28 residents
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
2,325 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
2,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,494 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
1,136 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive51.6%
4,945 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47%
4,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
625 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
4,353 residents
Good health36.2%
3,954 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,846 residents
Bad health5.4%
585 residents
Very bad health1.7%
185 residents
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%
8,562 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%
2,360 residents
Selsey · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%
2,092 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.7%
2,016 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.9%
808 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Selsey · 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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