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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006604

East Grinstead Central & North

East Grinstead Central & North is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,280 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,280

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,949

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,321.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.6%

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.

Horsham East & Roffey, Horsham8,272 residents · 68.5% owned · 17.2% no carWare East, East Hertfordshire11,238 residents · 66.2% owned · 17.3% no carHorley Central, Reigate and Banstead9,169 residents · 59.4% owned · 20.7% no carBaldock, North Hertfordshire10,617 residents · 65.7% owned · 15.0% no carWitham Town, Braintree11,584 residents · 59.7% owned · 20.6% no carNewbury South West, West Berkshire8,307 residents · 56.2% owned · 20.3% no car

Most similar within Mid Sussex

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Burgess Hill Central, Mid Sussex9,134 residents · 61.9% owned · 25.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Grinstead Central & North

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

Tenure

Owned60.6%
3,607 households
Private rented22.2%
1,318 households
Social rented16.3%
968 households
Shared ownership0.9%
56 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.5%
1,874 households
Semi-detached25.1%
1,491 households
Detached18.5%
1,098 households
Terraced15.4%
919 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.2%
312 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
136 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
112 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
8 households
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
2,668 households
2 cars or vans in household27.3%
1,622 households
No cars or vans in household19.4%
1,157 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.5%
504 households
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.5%
1,874 households
2 bedrooms28.4%
1,692 households
1 bedroom21.3%
1,270 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
1,115 households
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
3,619 households
One-person household34.5%
2,054 households
Other household types4.6%
276 households
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.5%
2,055 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,974 households
3 people in household15.3%
911 households
4 people in household12.3%
731 households
5 people in household3.6%
213 households
6 people in household0.8%
45 households
7 people in household0.2%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
2,248 residents
15–2915.8%
2,100 residents
30–4421.1%
2,806 residents
45–6426.8%
3,563 residents
65 and over19.3%
2,561 residents
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.3%
11,995 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%
598 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
347 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
206 residents
Other ethnic group1%
136 residents
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.6%
3,664 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
1,652 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.7%
1,598 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
589 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
336 residents aged 16 and over
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.2%
7,113 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.1%
3,610 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
180 residents aged 16 and over
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
2,609 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,559 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
1,388 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
1,367 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
456 residents aged 16 and over
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.5%
6,579 residents
Good health34.8%
4,616 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,569 residents
Bad health3.1%
407 residents
Very bad health0.8%
109 residents
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.6%
11,238 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.4%
2,042 residents
East Grinstead Central & North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.3%
3,055 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
2,025 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
707 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
14 households
East Grinstead Central & North · 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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