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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006614

Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield

Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,852 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,852

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

528.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

45.1%

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 Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield

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

Tenure

Owned70.4%
3,678 households
Private rented13.7%
717 households
Social rented13.3%
697 households
Shared ownership2.5%
132 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.4%
2,054 households
Semi-detached27.2%
1,421 households
Terraced14.3%
745 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.7%
715 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.5%
185 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
84 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
2,320 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
1,745 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
641 households
No cars or vans in household9.9%
516 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms35.2%
1,840 households
3 bedrooms34.2%
1,787 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
1,136 households
1 bedroom8.8%
459 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
3,671 households
One-person household24.9%
1,299 households
Other household types4.8%
252 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,825 households
1 person in household24.9%
1,299 households
3 people in household17.2%
899 households
4 people in household16.9%
882 households
5 people in household4.8%
248 households
6 people in household1%
53 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
2,591 residents
15–2914.4%
1,851 residents
30–4420.8%
2,676 residents
45–6427.6%
3,549 residents
65 and over17%
2,185 residents
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.7%
11,665 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%
491 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
391 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
179 residents
Other ethnic group1%
129 residents
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above45.1%
4,564 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,775 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,520 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.8%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
789 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
6,622 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
3,344 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
2,631 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
2,372 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.5%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.1%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.8%
7,306 residents
Good health31.3%
4,029 residents
Fair health8.9%
1,138 residents
Bad health2.3%
300 residents
Very bad health0.6%
79 residents
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
11,175 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
1,677 residents
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61.1%
3,190 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.5%
1,489 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
447 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
85 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Haywards Heath South & Cuckfield · 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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