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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006611

Haywards Heath North East

Haywards Heath North East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,479 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,479

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,652

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,196.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.2%

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.

Harrogate West & Pannal Ash, Harrogate11,054 residents · 80.8% owned · 10.8% no carAshtead East, Mole Valley6,903 residents · 80.5% owned · 10.0% no carBramhall North East, Stockport6,667 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.1% no carHookstone, Harrogate8,293 residents · 84.4% owned · 11.0% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no carBramhall West, Stockport5,690 residents · 92.2% owned · 9.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Haywards Heath North East

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

Tenure

Owned81.7%
3,799 households
Private rented11.2%
523 households
Social rented6.1%
286 households
Shared ownership0.9%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.3%
2,062 households
Semi-detached27.6%
1,286 households
Terraced16.8%
783 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.3%
431 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
56 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
2,110 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,635 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
467 households
No cars or vans in household9.6%
446 households
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.3%
1,878 households
3 bedrooms37.2%
1,733 households
2 bedrooms18.2%
848 households
1 bedroom4.2%
197 households
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%
3,344 households
One-person household24.7%
1,152 households
Other household types3.5%
161 households
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36%
1,677 households
1 person in household24.7%
1,152 households
4 people in household17.3%
807 households
3 people in household16.3%
759 households
5 people in household4.4%
207 households
6 people in household0.9%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.4%
2,337 residents
15–2911.3%
1,301 residents
30–4418.7%
2,152 residents
45–6425.4%
2,915 residents
65 and over24.2%
2,776 residents
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
10,912 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
230 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
221 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
58 residents
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.2%
4,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,470 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.9%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.5%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
5,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
3,633 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.4%
2,561 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
2,150 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
1,206 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
951 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.6%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
307 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.3%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.4%
6,591 residents
Good health30%
3,440 residents
Fair health9.4%
1,083 residents
Bad health2.6%
298 residents
Very bad health0.6%
67 residents
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
9,968 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,511 residents
Haywards Heath North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.3%
2,900 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
1,356 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.9%
366 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
33 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Haywards Heath North 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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