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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006579

Three Bridges

Three Bridges is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,352 residents in Crawley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,352

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,301

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,511.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

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.

Egham Hythe & Pooley Green, Runnymede9,753 residents · 65.0% owned · 14.5% no carSunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carWoodside & Leavesden Green, Watford7,704 residents · 58.2% owned · 16.6% no carNewbury Clay Hill, West Berkshire6,978 residents · 57.8% owned · 15.6% no carHollybush, Welwyn Hatfield7,850 residents · 48.7% owned · 17.8% no carLittle Thurrock South, Thurrock7,770 residents · 75.0% owned · 16.0% no car

Most similar within Crawley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maidenbower West & Furnace Green, Crawley9,481 residents · 62.7% owned · 16.8% no carIfield & Gossops Green, Crawley8,396 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Three Bridges

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

Tenure

Owned58.5%
1,932 households
Private rented22.1%
730 households
Social rented17.6%
581 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0.3%
11 households
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.8%
1,216 households
Terraced27.5%
908 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.3%
636 households
Detached13.5%
446 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
51 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 warehouse0.6%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.7%
1,475 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
888 households
No cars or vans in household19.1%
630 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
308 households
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.9%
1,714 households
2 bedrooms19.4%
642 households
4 or more bedrooms15.8%
523 households
1 bedroom12.8%
423 households
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%
2,108 households
One-person household26.3%
870 households
Other household types9.9%
328 households
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.2%
1,064 households
1 person in household26.3%
868 households
3 people in household17.8%
587 households
4 people in household15%
496 households
5 people in household5.4%
179 households
6 people in household1.9%
63 households
7 people in household0.8%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,494 residents
15–2917.6%
1,470 residents
30–4424.5%
2,045 residents
45–6425.2%
2,102 residents
65 and over14.9%
1,246 residents
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White72.5%
6,059 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.9%
1,411 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
363 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.5%
296 residents
Other ethnic group2.7%
226 residents
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%
2,133 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,113 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.5%
847 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.7%
4,449 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.5%
2,203 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
917 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
4,145 residents
Good health34.2%
2,855 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,041 residents
Bad health2.9%
241 residents
Very bad health0.8%
71 residents
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
7,116 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,240 residents
Three Bridges · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.9%
1,612 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,128 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
106 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Three Bridges · 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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