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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006632

West Worthing

West Worthing is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,245 residents in Worthing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,245

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,890

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,304.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.8%

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.

Shoreham Central & Beach, Adur9,261 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.0% no carStratford South West, Stratford-on-Avon8,865 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.4% no carEast Southbourne & Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,370 residents · 77.1% owned · 14.8% no carOld Town & Motcombe, Eastbourne8,200 residents · 65.7% owned · 27.6% no carPortishead Central, North Somerset9,782 residents · 66.4% owned · 14.6% no carChristchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,470 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Worthing

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

Tenure

Owned75.1%
2,923 households
Private rented21.3%
830 households
Social rented3%
118 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement38.1%
1,484 households
Detached20.7%
804 households
Semi-detached17%
663 households
Terraced13%
505 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9%
350 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
55 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.4%
1,883 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
960 households
No cars or vans in household18.9%
734 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
315 households
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.9%
1,359 households
3 bedrooms28.4%
1,105 households
4 or more bedrooms21.9%
852 households
1 bedroom14.8%
575 households
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.8%
2,286 households
One-person household36.3%
1,412 households
Other household types5%
193 households
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,452 households
1 person in household36.3%
1,412 households
3 people in household12.5%
487 households
4 people in household10.4%
406 households
5 people in household2.6%
103 households
6 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,120 residents
15–2913%
1,074 residents
30–4416.4%
1,350 residents
45–6428.7%
2,368 residents
65 and over28.3%
2,334 residents
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.3%
7,611 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
261 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
232 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
61 residents
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.8%
2,665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
918 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
231 residents aged 16 and over
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.5%
3,917 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43%
3,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
102 residents aged 16 and over
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26%
1,831 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
334 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
291 residents aged 16 and over
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.9%
3,704 residents
Good health36.2%
2,986 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,145 residents
Bad health3.9%
324 residents
Very bad health1%
84 residents
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
6,734 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,510 residents
West Worthing · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.9%
2,057 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,303 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
465 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
West Worthing · 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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