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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006624

Broadwater West

Broadwater West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,331 residents in Worthing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,331

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,862

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,227.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest6,939 residents · 79.7% owned · 7.9% no carFarnham Upper Hale, Waverley7,195 residents · 78.1% owned · 8.2% no carLittlehaven, Horsham11,343 residents · 81.1% owned · 7.9% no carNewbury Wash Common, West Berkshire9,589 residents · 77.2% owned · 9.2% no carGreat Notley & Black Notley, Braintree9,536 residents · 78.6% owned · 9.8% no carEast Grinstead West & South, Mid Sussex7,960 residents · 84.3% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadwater West

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

Tenure

Owned87.6%
2,508 households
Private rented11.3%
323 households
Social rented0.9%
27 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached41%
1,174 households
Semi-detached34.5%
986 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.8%
339 households
Terraced7.9%
226 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.1%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.7%
1,107 households
1 car or van in household36%
1,031 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
431 households
No cars or vans in household10.3%
295 households
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,089 households
4 or more bedrooms37.1%
1,063 households
2 bedrooms19%
544 households
1 bedroom5.9%
168 households
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.1%
2,065 households
One-person household21.5%
615 households
Other household types6.4%
184 households
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,046 households
1 person in household21.5%
615 households
4 people in household17.6%
503 households
3 people in household17.2%
492 households
5 people in household5.6%
160 households
6 people in household1.2%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,240 residents
15–2915.2%
1,113 residents
30–4415.8%
1,157 residents
45–6431.7%
2,324 residents
65 and over20.4%
1,496 residents
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
6,906 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
190 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
155 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
35 residents
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
2,218 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.1%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
925 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
141 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.7%
3,758 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
2,100 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,488 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
854 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
277 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.5%
210 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.9%
3,874 residents
Good health34.2%
2,510 residents
Fair health10%
734 residents
Bad health2.3%
165 residents
Very bad health0.6%
47 residents
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
6,373 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
957 residents
Broadwater West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.9%
1,688 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
886 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
253 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Broadwater West · 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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