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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006631

Worthing Central

Worthing Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,186 residents in Worthing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,186

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,831

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

43.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.1%

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.

Southend Central, Southend-on-Sea11,692 residents · 40.7% owned · 41.3% no carCentral Hastings, Hastings6,877 residents · 39.9% owned · 46.8% no carWestbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,721 residents · 44.8% owned · 32.4% no carKing Edward's Parade, Eastbourne7,643 residents · 44.9% owned · 43.7% no carHerne Bay Parade, Canterbury7,592 residents · 50.0% owned · 32.8% no carLittlehampton West and River, Arun7,382 residents · 44.7% owned · 31.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Worthing Central

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

Tenure

Private rented47.8%
2,605 households
Owned43.2%
2,355 households
Social rented8.4%
455 households
Shared ownership0.5%
29 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement37.4%
2,033 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.1%
1,531 households
Terraced17.1%
930 households
Semi-detached5.9%
322 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop5%
270 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.3%
177 households
Detached3.2%
173 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
2,442 households
No cars or vans in household41.8%
2,275 households
2 cars or vans in household10.9%
596 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.4%
130 households
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom42.1%
2,291 households
2 bedrooms34.5%
1,876 households
3 bedrooms13.2%
721 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
554 households
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.3%
2,739 households
Single family household43.7%
2,380 households
Other household types6%
325 households
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.3%
2,741 households
2 people in household30.7%
1,669 households
3 people in household10.5%
574 households
4 people in household6%
328 households
5 people in household1.6%
85 households
6 people in household0.6%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%
1,254 residents
15–2918.3%
1,867 residents
30–4423.7%
2,416 residents
45–6427.4%
2,787 residents
65 and over18.3%
1,866 residents
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.7%
8,731 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.9%
700 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
343 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.2%
221 residents
Other ethnic group1.9%
192 residents
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.1%
3,289 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
1,409 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.8%
1,397 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.4%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
5,632 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
3,087 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
2,038 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
413 residents aged 16 and over
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,474 residents
Good health35.8%
3,648 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,516 residents
Bad health4.3%
436 residents
Very bad health1.1%
111 residents
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
8,065 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
2,120 residents
Worthing Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
2,306 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.1%
1,910 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
925 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
260 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
44 households
Worthing Central · 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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