Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006594

Horsham West

Horsham West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,941 residents in Horsham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,941

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,531

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,821.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Horsham West

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

Tenure

Owned72.2%

3,273 households

Private rented13.6%

616 households

Social rented11.9%

539 households

Shared ownership2.2%

101 households

Lives rent free0%

2 households

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30%

1,359 households

Terraced27.5%

1,248 households

Detached25.2%

1,144 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.3%

740 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%

20 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

9 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

7 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%

1,827 households

2 cars or vans in household37.7%

1,708 households

No cars or vans in household11.2%

509 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%

486 households

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.2%

1,822 households

2 bedrooms26.5%

1,199 households

4 or more bedrooms24.3%

1,099 households

1 bedroom9.1%

410 households

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%

3,180 households

One-person household25.7%

1,161 households

Other household types4.1%

185 households

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%

1,596 households

1 person in household25.7%

1,164 households

3 people in household17.9%

811 households

4 people in household15.6%

705 households

5 people in household4.4%

198 households

6 people in household1.1%

50 households

7 people in household0.1%

4 households

8 or more people in household0%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%

2,244 residents

15–2915.1%

1,651 residents

30–4423.2%

2,535 residents

45–6424.8%

2,715 residents

65 and over16.4%

1,796 residents

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.1%

9,965 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%

468 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%

331 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%

98 residents

Other ethnic group0.7%

81 residents

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.1%

3,257 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19%

1,627 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16%

1,372 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications10.7%

917 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%

791 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.7%

403 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.2%

192 residents aged 16 and over

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.7%

5,794 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive30.7%

2,629 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

135 residents aged 16 and over

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.7%

2,200 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%

1,591 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14%

1,195 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%

916 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%

891 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.1%

609 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%

435 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.6%

392 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%

331 residents aged 16 and over

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.3%

6,052 residents

Good health32.2%

3,518 residents

Fair health9.4%

1,028 residents

Bad health2.6%

279 residents

Very bad health0.6%

64 residents

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%

9,463 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%

1,478 residents

Horsham West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%

2,679 households

Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%

1,376 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions9%

406 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%

65 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Horsham 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02006594

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Horsham West

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Horsham West

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.