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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006616

Burgess Hill East

Burgess Hill East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,842 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,842

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,060

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,699

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.7%

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 West, Horsham10,941 residents · 72.2% owned · 11.2% no carWitney West, West Oxfordshire7,087 residents · 63.0% owned · 12.2% no carPenenden Heath, Maidstone9,085 residents · 74.8% owned · 12.4% no carLowford, Eastleigh9,670 residents · 65.3% owned · 8.4% no carWitney East, West Oxfordshire11,773 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.3% no carCaterham North, Tandridge9,517 residents · 72.8% owned · 12.6% no car

Most similar within Mid Sussex

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Burgess Hill West, Mid Sussex7,061 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burgess Hill East

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

Tenure

Owned77.2%
3,135 households
Social rented10.9%
443 households
Private rented9.8%
397 households
Shared ownership2.1%
84 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.7%
1,570 households
Detached28.4%
1,153 households
Terraced20.6%
837 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
445 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,745 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
1,345 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
497 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.7%
473 households
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
1,682 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
1,131 households
4 or more bedrooms24.4%
991 households
1 bedroom6.3%
256 households
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
2,895 households
One-person household24.3%
986 households
Other household types4.4%
179 households
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,494 households
1 person in household24.3%
986 households
3 people in household18.4%
746 households
4 people in household15.4%
625 households
5 people in household4%
164 households
6 people in household1%
39 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,805 residents
15–2915.2%
1,500 residents
30–4422.7%
2,235 residents
45–6425.2%
2,476 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,825 residents
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.4%
9,094 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
335 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
244 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
102 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
67 residents
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.7%
2,679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,562 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,286 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
419 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.6%
5,208 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.9%
2,615 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,937 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
426 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
353 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
5,057 residents
Good health34.5%
3,397 residents
Fair health10.5%
1,033 residents
Bad health2.8%
278 residents
Very bad health0.8%
75 residents
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.3%
8,395 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.7%
1,445 residents
Burgess Hill East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.1%
2,276 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,296 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
401 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Burgess Hill 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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