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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006633

Goring-by-Sea

Goring-by-Sea is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,406 residents in Worthing. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,406

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,838

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,654

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

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.

Broadstairs North, Thanet7,557 residents · 78.0% owned · 18.7% no carWest Highcliffe, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,240 residents · 85.8% owned · 10.6% no carConquest & St Helens, Hastings10,050 residents · 81.3% owned · 16.4% no carHeyhouses & Park, Fylde8,526 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.4% no carExmouth Halsdon, East Devon6,864 residents · 79.5% owned · 12.3% no carEast Blatchington, Lewes9,342 residents · 85.2% owned · 13.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Goring-by-Sea

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

Tenure

Owned82.4%
3,161 households
Private rented12.4%
477 households
Social rented5%
190 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.5%
1,940 households
Semi-detached19.6%
753 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.5%
671 households
Terraced8.6%
330 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
88 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,657 households
2 cars or vans in household30.7%
1,180 households
No cars or vans in household15.8%
608 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
393 households
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.2%
1,542 households
2 bedrooms33.5%
1,284 households
4 or more bedrooms20.5%
786 households
1 bedroom5.9%
225 households
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,494 households
One-person household30.2%
1,158 households
Other household types4.9%
188 households
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.9%
1,608 households
1 person in household30.2%
1,158 households
3 people in household12.8%
491 households
4 people in household11.4%
439 households
5 people in household2.9%
111 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
1,068 residents
15–2912.2%
1,025 residents
30–4412.7%
1,068 residents
45–6427.1%
2,281 residents
65 and over35.3%
2,964 residents
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
7,928 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
165 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%
2,271 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.2%
738 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.5%
3,660 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.7%
3,455 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,746 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.4%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.4%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.3%
3,723 residents
Good health35.8%
3,008 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,215 residents
Bad health4.1%
341 residents
Very bad health1.4%
119 residents
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
6,748 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,656 residents
Goring-by-Sea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,884 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,408 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Goring-by-Sea · 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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