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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006593

Horsham Central

Horsham Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,286 residents in Horsham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,286

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,235

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,880

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.3%

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.

Wokingham Town, Wokingham9,718 residents · 57.1% owned · 20.7% no carAbingdon Town & West, Vale of White Horse10,981 residents · 52.2% owned · 23.3% no carLeighton Buzzard Central, Central Bedfordshire9,584 residents · 56.3% owned · 22.3% no carEast Grinstead Central & North, Mid Sussex13,280 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.4% no carBurgess Hill Central, Mid Sussex9,134 residents · 61.9% owned · 25.1% no carKettering Town & West, North Northamptonshire12,629 residents · 50.9% owned · 27.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horsham Central

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

Tenure

Owned53%
2,772 households
Private rented23.6%
1,238 households
Social rented21.6%
1,131 households
Shared ownership1.7%
89 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement40.4%
2,115 households
Semi-detached31.3%
1,642 households
Terraced10.7%
562 households
Detached10%
522 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
169 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
114 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.1%
111 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.7%
2,445 households
No cars or vans in household26.6%
1,393 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
1,098 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
300 households
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.9%
1,672 households
3 bedrooms30.3%
1,588 households
1 bedroom23.5%
1,228 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
747 households
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%
2,930 households
One-person household38.7%
2,024 households
Other household types5.3%
280 households
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.7%
2,024 households
2 people in household31.9%
1,671 households
3 people in household14.3%
747 households
4 people in household11.2%
589 households
5 people in household2.9%
153 households
6 people in household0.7%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,837 residents
15–2917.3%
1,955 residents
30–4421.6%
2,433 residents
45–6424.5%
2,770 residents
65 and over20.3%
2,289 residents
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.3%
10,078 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
617 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
333 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
133 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
124 residents
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.3%
3,569 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,254 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
889 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.9%
5,778 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.7%
3,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
2,325 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,560 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.2%
5,437 residents
Good health34.4%
3,888 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,439 residents
Bad health3.6%
401 residents
Very bad health1.1%
121 residents
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
9,321 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,965 residents
Horsham Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
2,613 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,728 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
714 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
169 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Horsham Central · 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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