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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006586

Broadfield West

Broadfield West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,037 residents in Crawley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,037

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,667

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,576.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Houghton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no carThorplands & Round Spinney, West Northamptonshire8,985 residents · 50.7% owned · 21.4% no carRadford East, Coventry7,959 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.1% no carEastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no carNorcot North, Reading8,657 residents · 52.7% owned · 23.8% no carHuntingdon Sapley & Oxmoor, Huntingdonshire9,057 residents · 44.7% owned · 28.1% no car

Most similar within Crawley

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tilgate, Crawley8,314 residents · 57.0% owned · 22.9% no carBewbush, Crawley7,840 residents · 47.0% owned · 21.0% no carLangley Green & Gatwick Airport, Crawley8,946 residents · 51.4% owned · 21.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadfield West

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

Tenure

Owned52.4%
1,398 households
Social rented25.6%
684 households
Private rented21%
561 households
Shared ownership0.7%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced69.1%
1,841 households
Semi-detached15.9%
425 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
235 households
Detached5.1%
136 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,143 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
763 households
No cars or vans in household18%
481 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%
278 households
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms71.8%
1,916 households
2 bedrooms10.4%
278 households
4 or more bedrooms9.8%
261 households
1 bedroom7.9%
212 households
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.2%
1,817 households
One-person household16.9%
449 households
Other household types14.9%
398 households
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.5%
705 households
4 people in household20.6%
548 households
3 people in household20.3%
540 households
1 person in household16.8%
449 households
5 people in household9.6%
256 households
6 people in household4.2%
111 households
7 people in household1.5%
39 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522%
1,766 residents
15–2921%
1,684 residents
30–4424.2%
1,945 residents
45–6423.9%
1,924 residents
65 and over8.9%
717 residents
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White67.2%
5,402 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.7%
1,425 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.5%
602 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
357 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
251 residents
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.6%
1,333 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications16.2%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
961 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
316 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.3%
4,210 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.9%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.2%
1,122 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
558 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.6%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
3,938 residents
Good health35.8%
2,878 residents
Fair health11.5%
922 residents
Bad health3%
242 residents
Very bad health0.7%
58 residents
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
6,940 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,096 residents
Broadfield West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.1%
1,068 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
979 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Broadfield West · 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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