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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006617

Burgess Hill Central

Burgess Hill Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,134 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,134

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,068

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,867.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.1%

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.

St Neots Priory Park, Huntingdonshire6,284 residents · 61.8% owned · 22.1% no carLeighton Buzzard Central, Central Bedfordshire9,584 residents · 56.3% owned · 22.3% no carBrackley South, West Northamptonshire5,502 residents · 62.1% owned · 17.5% no carThatcham Town, West Berkshire7,542 residents · 56.5% owned · 18.3% no carWitham Town, Braintree11,584 residents · 59.7% owned · 20.6% no carPudsey South East, Leeds7,535 residents · 62.9% owned · 23.5% no car

Most similar within Mid Sussex

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Grinstead Central & North, Mid Sussex13,280 residents · 60.6% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burgess Hill Central

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

Tenure

Owned61.9%
2,517 households
Private rented19.3%
787 households
Social rented18%
734 households
Shared ownership0.7%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.2%
1,391 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.1%
1,022 households
Terraced23.6%
960 households
Detached10.6%
431 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
120 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.9%
119 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,731 households
No cars or vans in household25.1%
1,022 households
2 cars or vans in household24%
976 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
338 households
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.3%
1,475 households
2 bedrooms29.3%
1,193 households
1 bedroom19.1%
776 households
4 or more bedrooms15.3%
624 households
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
2,430 households
One-person household34.8%
1,415 households
Other household types5.5%
222 households
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.8%
1,415 households
2 people in household31.9%
1,298 households
3 people in household15.6%
634 households
4 people in household12.9%
526 households
5 people in household3.3%
134 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,522 residents
15–2915.5%
1,420 residents
30–4421.5%
1,965 residents
45–6426.6%
2,429 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,797 residents
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.4%
7,893 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
882 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
224 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
63 residents
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.1%
2,338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
4,715 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.6%
2,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,582 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
997 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
4,219 residents
Good health35.7%
3,263 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,214 residents
Bad health3.8%
346 residents
Very bad health1%
92 residents
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
7,480 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,654 residents
Burgess Hill Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.4%
1,930 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,382 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
611 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Burgess Hill Central · 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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