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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006587

Broadfield East

Broadfield East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,533 residents in Crawley. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,533

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,449

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,601.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

41.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

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.

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carBedwell, Stevenage8,055 residents · 43.9% owned · 33.8% no carMark Hall & Templefields, Harlow7,971 residents · 43.9% owned · 27.0% no carNettleswell, Harlow8,412 residents · 43.6% owned · 27.8% no carMaybush, Southampton8,703 residents · 53.5% owned · 21.7% no carKingsmoor, Harlow7,733 residents · 56.0% owned · 20.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadfield East

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

Tenure

Owned41.1%
1,419 households
Social rented38%
1,309 households
Private rented19.3%
666 households
Shared ownership1.4%
47 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.1%
1,451 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.8%
924 households
Semi-detached21.3%
736 households
Detached6.7%
230 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,537 households
No cars or vans in household25.3%
873 households
2 cars or vans in household22.3%
771 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
270 households
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39%
1,347 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
978 households
1 bedroom22%
759 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
366 households
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
2,143 households
One-person household29.8%
1,027 households
Other household types8.2%
282 households
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%
1,080 households
1 person in household29.8%
1,027 households
3 people in household16%
553 households
4 people in household13.1%
452 households
5 people in household6%
208 households
6 people in household2.5%
86 households
7 people in household0.9%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,711 residents
15–2919.1%
1,631 residents
30–4423.9%
2,042 residents
45–6425.5%
2,177 residents
65 and over11.4%
975 residents
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.2%
6,247 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.6%
1,077 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.9%
588 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
381 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
237 residents
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%
1,517 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,393 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.7%
1,054 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
4,389 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
2,206 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,182 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
884 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,930 residents
Good health35.5%
3,026 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,096 residents
Bad health4.3%
363 residents
Very bad health1.4%
118 residents
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
7,055 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
1,478 residents
Broadfield East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,328 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,214 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.4%
668 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
214 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
26 households
Broadfield East · 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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