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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006622

Salvington

Salvington is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,889 residents in Worthing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,889

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,433

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,691.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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.

Wickford North East, Basildon6,964 residents · 69.7% owned · 17.1% no carWhitstable Central & Tankerton, Canterbury7,808 residents · 70.8% owned · 19.5% no carOakdale East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,291 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.8% no carBelfairs, Southend-on-Sea9,442 residents · 76.4% owned · 17.3% no carWeymouth West, Dorset5,032 residents · 70.7% owned · 17.8% no carRustington North, Arun9,755 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Salvington

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

Tenure

Owned76.8%
2,635 households
Private rented13.4%
460 households
Social rented9.6%
329 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached30.5%
1,049 households
Semi-detached30.4%
1,045 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19%
654 households
Terraced16.7%
572 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
73 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,400 households
2 cars or vans in household31.8%
1,093 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
561 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
380 households
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%
1,289 households
2 bedrooms32.4%
1,111 households
4 or more bedrooms19%
652 households
1 bedroom11.1%
382 households
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
2,215 households
One-person household30%
1,032 households
Other household types5.5%
188 households
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,262 households
1 person in household30.1%
1,032 households
3 people in household15.1%
517 households
4 people in household13%
446 households
5 people in household4%
136 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,276 residents
15–2913.4%
1,059 residents
30–4416.8%
1,326 residents
45–6427.9%
2,201 residents
65 and over25.7%
2,030 residents
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
7,369 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
185 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
184 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
72 residents
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
1,183 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
3,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.1%
2,754 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.9%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
3,493 residents
Good health35.9%
2,829 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,126 residents
Bad health4.3%
343 residents
Very bad health1.2%
98 residents
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
6,377 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,512 residents
Salvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
1,642 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,211 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
448 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
119 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Salvington · 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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