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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006602

Ashington & Washington

Ashington & Washington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,716 residents in Horsham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,716

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,430

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

156.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

4.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.5%

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.

Granborough, Stewkley & Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire7,468 residents · 74.6% owned · 5.8% no carNewton Longville & Great Horwood, Buckinghamshire5,789 residents · 81.4% owned · 5.0% no carDatchworth, Walkern & Cottered, East Hertfordshire8,115 residents · 72.9% owned · 6.2% no carDunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford, Harborough10,232 residents · 80.9% owned · 5.2% no carWoolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops Green, Basingstoke and Deane7,570 residents · 71.1% owned · 5.3% no carFlitch Green, Felsted & High Easter, Uttlesford11,036 residents · 75.1% owned · 6.6% no car

Most similar within Horsham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rudgwick, Slinfold & Barns Green, Horsham6,678 residents · 78.9% owned · 6.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ashington & Washington

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

Tenure

Owned77.6%
2,662 households
Private rented12%
410 households
Social rented8.2%
280 households
Shared ownership2.3%
78 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.6%
1,943 households
Semi-detached27.1%
930 households
Terraced9.9%
340 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
115 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
35 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household43.3%
1,484 households
1 car or van in household28.1%
964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household23.7%
814 households
No cars or vans in household4.9%
168 households
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40%
1,373 households
3 bedrooms39.2%
1,345 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
609 households
1 bedroom3%
103 households
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household75.9%
2,604 households
One-person household19.3%
662 households
Other household types4.8%
164 households
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.4%
1,455 households
1 person in household19.3%
662 households
3 people in household16.8%
577 households
4 people in household15.7%
538 households
5 people in household4%
137 households
6 people in household1.3%
45 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,546 residents
15–2913.3%
1,160 residents
30–4415.3%
1,335 residents
45–6430.4%
2,650 residents
65 and over23.2%
2,023 residents
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
8,493 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
111 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.5%
2,515 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
904 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
644 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
4,247 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.8%
2,751 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.2%
1,783 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.4%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
792 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
479 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.5%
4,751 residents
Good health32.8%
2,859 residents
Fair health10%
868 residents
Bad health2.2%
191 residents
Very bad health0.5%
46 residents
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
7,576 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,140 residents
Ashington & Washington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60%
2,058 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8%
275 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ashington & Washington · 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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