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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006618

Burgess Hill South

Burgess Hill South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,456 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,456

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,576

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,183.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

Rayleigh North East, Rochford8,125 residents · 88.7% owned · 10.6% no carCodsall, South Staffordshire7,142 residents · 85.7% owned · 7.9% no carHinckley East, Hinckley and Bosworth6,640 residents · 86.0% owned · 9.7% no carLittlehaven, Horsham11,343 residents · 81.1% owned · 7.9% no carGrove Green, Maidstone8,041 residents · 83.8% owned · 8.1% no carDroitwich Spa South, Wychavon8,335 residents · 81.7% owned · 7.0% no car

Most similar within Mid Sussex

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Grinstead West & South, Mid Sussex7,960 residents · 84.3% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Burgess Hill South

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

Tenure

Owned88.1%
2,269 households
Private rented8.2%
211 households
Social rented2.6%
68 households
Shared ownership1.1%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.8%
1,386 households
Semi-detached32.4%
835 households
Terraced8.8%
228 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.3%
84 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,031 households
2 cars or vans in household36.1%
931 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
391 households
No cars or vans in household8.7%
224 households
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms40.3%
1,038 households
3 bedrooms39.6%
1,020 households
2 bedrooms18%
463 households
1 bedroom2.1%
55 households
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73%
1,881 households
One-person household22.4%
577 households
Other household types4.6%
118 households
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39%
1,005 households
1 person in household22.4%
577 households
3 people in household17%
438 households
4 people in household16.3%
421 households
5 people in household4.1%
106 households
6 people in household0.9%
23 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
988 residents
15–2914%
905 residents
30–4415.9%
1,030 residents
45–6428.9%
1,869 residents
65 and over25.8%
1,666 residents
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
6,055 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
190 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
150 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
30 residents
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
1,918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
897 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
529 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,100 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.4%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,075 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.1%
221 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.6%
3,267 residents
Good health35.4%
2,283 residents
Fair health10.7%
688 residents
Bad health2.5%
161 residents
Very bad health0.9%
57 residents
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
5,467 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
987 residents
Burgess Hill South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.7%
1,539 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
829 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
187 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.7%
19 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Burgess Hill South · 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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