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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006597

Billingshurst

Billingshurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,394 residents in Horsham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,394

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,151

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

195.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe, Tonbridge and Malling12,405 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.5% no carTowcester East & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire10,048 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.8% no carStansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham, Uttlesford14,839 residents · 74.5% owned · 7.1% no carDeanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford, West Northamptonshire9,744 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.8% no carShefford & Shillington, Central Bedfordshire11,846 residents · 67.1% owned · 8.2% no carSoutham, Stockton & Napton, Stratford-on-Avon11,031 residents · 70.6% owned · 10.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Billingshurst

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

Tenure

Owned69.8%
3,597 households
Private rented14%
719 households
Social rented13%
668 households
Shared ownership3.2%
167 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.9%
1,797 households
Semi-detached32.1%
1,653 households
Terraced17.4%
894 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12%
617 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
45 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
43 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
34 households
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.5%
1,931 households
2 cars or vans in household37.2%
1,918 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.8%
814 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
487 households
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,984 households
4 or more bedrooms28.4%
1,461 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
1,275 households
1 bedroom8.4%
431 households
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.1%
3,561 households
One-person household26.5%
1,367 households
Other household types4.3%
224 households
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,837 households
1 person in household26.5%
1,367 households
3 people in household16.8%
865 households
4 people in household15.1%
778 households
5 people in household4.6%
235 households
6 people in household1%
52 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
2,344 residents
15–2915.3%
1,892 residents
30–4419.4%
2,410 residents
45–6427.7%
3,431 residents
65 and over18.7%
2,318 residents
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
11,783 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
271 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
225 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
79 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
37 residents
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
3,522 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,876 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.8%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
505 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
217 residents aged 16 and over
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
6,460 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.3%
3,292 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
2,370 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,681 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
518 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
459 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
6,607 residents
Good health33.2%
4,117 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,283 residents
Bad health2.5%
309 residents
Very bad health0.6%
78 residents
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
10,706 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,688 residents
Billingshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
2,989 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,581 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
78 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Billingshurst · 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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