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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006606

East Grinstead East

East Grinstead East is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,350 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,350

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,412

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,062.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.3%

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.

Littlehaven, Horsham11,343 residents · 81.1% owned · 7.9% no carLinslade West, Central Bedfordshire5,358 residents · 81.8% owned · 9.4% no carLangdon Hills, Basildon9,044 residents · 77.4% owned · 9.8% no carSpringfield South & Coronation Park, Chelmsford7,477 residents · 80.3% owned · 10.1% no carGreat Notley & Black Notley, Braintree9,536 residents · 78.6% owned · 9.8% no carFlitwick West, Central Bedfordshire8,141 residents · 78.8% owned · 8.2% no car

Most similar within Mid Sussex

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Grinstead West & South, Mid Sussex7,960 residents · 84.3% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Grinstead East

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

Tenure

Owned81.1%
2,766 households
Private rented13.5%
460 households
Social rented4.2%
144 households
Shared ownership1.2%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.8%
1,460 households
Terraced28%
957 households
Semi-detached21%
717 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
199 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
42 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
5 households
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,381 households
2 cars or vans in household38.3%
1,307 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
500 households
No cars or vans in household6.6%
224 households
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,316 households
4 or more bedrooms35.3%
1,204 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
660 households
1 bedroom6.8%
232 households
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,399 households
One-person household25%
854 households
Other household types4.7%
159 households
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.4%
1,275 households
1 person in household25%
854 households
3 people in household16.1%
550 households
4 people in household15.8%
539 households
5 people in household4.5%
153 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,519 residents
15–2913.8%
1,152 residents
30–4417.5%
1,458 residents
45–6429.5%
2,466 residents
65 and over21%
1,755 residents
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
7,797 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
208 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
54 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
54 residents
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.3%
2,374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.2%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.6%
714 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
187 residents aged 16 and over
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
4,354 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,296 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
81 residents aged 16 and over
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,749 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.2%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
222 residents aged 16 and over
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
4,415 residents
Good health34.9%
2,911 residents
Fair health9.8%
815 residents
Bad health2%
163 residents
Very bad health0.5%
44 residents
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.7%
7,321 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.3%
1,029 residents
East Grinstead East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.2%
2,053 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.1%
1,061 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.7%
263 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
East Grinstead East · 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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