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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006608

Crawley Down

Crawley Down is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,334 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,334

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,609

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

567

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.0%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Crawley Down

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

Tenure

Owned83.9%
2,190 households
Social rented7.6%
199 households
Private rented6.8%
177 households
Shared ownership1.6%
43 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.2%
1,128 households
Semi-detached34.9%
912 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure6.8%
177 households
Terraced6.6%
173 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.3%
164 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.1%
993 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
903 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.4%
507 households
No cars or vans in household7.9%
206 households
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.9%
989 households
3 bedrooms37.5%
980 households
2 bedrooms17.9%
466 households
1 bedroom6.7%
175 households
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
1,850 households
One-person household24.6%
642 households
Other household types4.5%
117 households
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
983 households
1 person in household24.6%
642 households
3 people in household16.3%
424 households
4 people in household15.9%
416 households
5 people in household4.1%
108 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,076 residents
15–2912.3%
782 residents
30–4416.5%
1,044 residents
45–6428%
1,771 residents
65 and over26.2%
1,659 residents
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
6,055 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
112 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
105 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
34 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32%
1,657 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
937 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
826 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.8%
661 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
607 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
349 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
3,093 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.7%
2,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
517 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
246 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
235 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.4%
3,319 residents
Good health33.6%
2,130 residents
Fair health10.7%
680 residents
Bad health2.5%
158 residents
Very bad health0.7%
47 residents
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
5,449 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
886 residents
Crawley Down · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.7%
1,478 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
832 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.1%
263 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Crawley Down · 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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