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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006619

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

Hurstpierpoint & Bolney is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,079 residents in Mid Sussex. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,079

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,462

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

126.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.9%

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.

Borough Green, Wrotham & Shipbourne, Tonbridge and Malling11,752 residents · 76.6% owned · 7.4% no carMortimer & Aldermaston Wharf, West Berkshire6,040 residents · 70.9% owned · 8.4% no carWatton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford, East Hertfordshire7,529 residents · 71.9% owned · 7.2% no carWesterham & Brasted, Sevenoaks7,963 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.0% no carGoudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells8,262 residents · 73.4% owned · 5.6% no carWestcott, Ockley & Capel, Mole Valley7,512 residents · 71.5% owned · 6.6% no car

Most similar within Mid Sussex

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Balcombe & Handcross, Mid Sussex7,869 residents · 68.4% owned · 6.8% no carHorsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, Mid Sussex6,889 residents · 76.4% owned · 6.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hurstpierpoint & Bolney

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,441 households
Social rented14.8%
513 households
Private rented13.5%
467 households
Shared ownership1.2%
41 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.6%
1,337 households
Semi-detached35.3%
1,222 households
Terraced14.8%
513 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.2%
216 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
29 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
19 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.6%
1,300 households
1 car or van in household36.2%
1,253 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.1%
660 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
249 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.3%
1,255 households
3 bedrooms35.3%
1,223 households
2 bedrooms21.3%
737 households
1 bedroom7.1%
247 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,442 households
One-person household24.4%
843 households
Other household types5%
174 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,199 households
1 person in household24.4%
843 households
4 people in household16.5%
572 households
3 people in household16.4%
568 households
5 people in household6%
209 households
6 people in household1.6%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,791 residents
15–2915.4%
1,395 residents
30–4416.6%
1,509 residents
45–6429.5%
2,678 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,704 residents
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
8,644 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
226 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
69 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
35 residents
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.9%
2,978 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
622 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
4,388 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
2,575 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
137 residents aged 16 and over
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,768 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,360 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.1%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
505 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.3%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
303 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
297 residents aged 16 and over
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.5%
5,134 residents
Good health30.2%
2,739 residents
Fair health9.9%
895 residents
Bad health2.6%
235 residents
Very bad health0.8%
76 residents
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
7,821 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
1,258 residents
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58%
2,005 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,050 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.5%
329 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
71 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Hurstpierpoint & Bolney · 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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