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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006628

Broadwater South

Broadwater South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,942 residents in Worthing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,942

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,960

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,013.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.7%

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 Thomas East, Exeter8,064 residents · 60.2% owned · 28.0% no carHemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum11,615 residents · 49.9% owned · 22.9% no carItchen, Southampton8,126 residents · 53.7% owned · 23.8% no carWestborough, Southend-on-Sea11,284 residents · 57.2% owned · 28.3% no carLeighton Buzzard Central, Central Bedfordshire9,584 residents · 56.3% owned · 22.3% no carAlexandra Park, Portsmouth7,873 residents · 61.7% owned · 25.9% no car

Most similar within Worthing

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Worthing, Worthing7,811 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadwater South

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

Tenure

Owned58.3%
2,310 households
Private rented29.4%
1,165 households
Social rented11.7%
465 households
Shared ownership0.5%
20 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.4%
1,638 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement23.6%
936 households
Semi-detached15.6%
618 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits12.2%
484 households
Detached3.9%
154 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.5%
98 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,876 households
No cars or vans in household27.7%
1,096 households
2 cars or vans in household19.5%
771 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%
217 households
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.4%
1,403 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
1,213 households
1 bedroom22%
871 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
473 households
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.9%
2,292 households
One-person household35.8%
1,416 households
Other household types6.3%
248 households
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.8%
1,416 households
2 people in household29.4%
1,162 households
3 people in household17.1%
677 households
4 people in household12.3%
487 households
5 people in household3.9%
153 households
6 people in household1.2%
47 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,662 residents
15–2917.4%
1,559 residents
30–4423.6%
2,108 residents
45–6426.8%
2,399 residents
65 and over13.6%
1,218 residents
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.2%
7,976 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.7%
421 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
303 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
127 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
113 residents
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.7%
2,487 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.8%
4,785 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.9%
2,214 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,641 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
857 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.5%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
4,280 residents
Good health34.5%
3,082 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,118 residents
Bad health4.3%
383 residents
Very bad health0.9%
79 residents
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
7,317 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,625 residents
Broadwater South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.4%
1,836 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,383 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
542 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
172 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
27 households
Broadwater 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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