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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006599

West Chiltington Common

West Chiltington Common is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,890 residents in Horsham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,890

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,106

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

182

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Brockenhurst & Sway, New Forest7,390 residents · 80.9% owned · 8.5% no carKeyworth North, Tollerton & Willoughby, Rushcliffe5,938 residents · 90.9% owned · 6.7% no carBredon, Ashton & Eckington, Wychavon7,816 residents · 77.9% owned · 6.6% no carBransgore & Burley, New Forest6,891 residents · 80.6% owned · 6.5% no carHooton, Willaston & Ness, Cheshire West and Chester5,626 residents · 85.2% owned · 7.1% no carHeadley Down & Grayshott, East Hampshire6,940 residents · 83.8% owned · 6.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Chiltington Common

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

Tenure

Owned88.6%
2,751 households
Private rented7%
217 households
Social rented3.9%
120 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached80.5%
2,500 households
Semi-detached11.3%
352 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
96 households
Terraced2.8%
87 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.1%
35 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.7%
1,234 households
1 car or van in household31.9%
992 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.8%
708 households
No cars or vans in household5.5%
171 households
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms48.8%
1,515 households
3 bedrooms34.2%
1,063 households
2 bedrooms14.1%
439 households
1 bedroom2.9%
89 households
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.7%
2,257 households
One-person household23%
714 households
Other household types4.3%
133 households
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household51.4%
1,595 households
1 person in household23%
714 households
3 people in household11.6%
360 households
4 people in household10.2%
318 households
5 people in household2.7%
83 households
6 people in household0.9%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.7%
735 residents
15–299.5%
652 residents
30–449.1%
626 residents
45–6431.6%
2,178 residents
65 and over39.2%
2,699 residents
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
6,708 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
92 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
34 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
2,538 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
896 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.9%
726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
159 residents aged 16 and over
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.6%
3,204 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.6%
2,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
49 residents aged 16 and over
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.4%
1,670 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.4%
936 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.2%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
240 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
204 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.2%
196 residents aged 16 and over
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
3,458 residents
Good health34.9%
2,407 residents
Fair health11.6%
801 residents
Bad health2.5%
170 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.7%
5,908 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.3%
982 residents
West Chiltington Common · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.5%
1,877 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
987 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.1%
220 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.6%
20 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
West Chiltington Common · 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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