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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006858

Sovereign Harbour

Sovereign Harbour is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,832 residents in Eastbourne. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,832

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,271

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,977.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

West Worthing, Worthing8,245 residents · 75.1% owned · 18.9% no carBroadstairs North, Thanet7,557 residents · 78.0% owned · 18.7% no carCramlington South, Northumberland6,268 residents · 78.4% owned · 19.0% no carWhitstable Central & Tankerton, Canterbury7,808 residents · 70.8% owned · 19.5% no carGillingham, Dorset7,315 residents · 69.3% owned · 15.8% no carPoundbury & Dorchester West, Dorset6,786 residents · 60.4% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Eastbourne

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Anthony's Hill, Eastbourne8,995 residents · 68.8% owned · 20.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sovereign Harbour

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

Tenure

Owned62.8%
2,055 households
Private rented29.4%
961 households
Social rented6.9%
227 households
Shared ownership0.9%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement45.7%
1,495 households
Terraced25.2%
823 households
Semi-detached15.2%
497 households
Detached13.4%
437 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household52.8%
1,726 households
2 cars or vans in household25.2%
824 households
No cars or vans in household15.1%
493 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
227 households
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms44%
1,438 households
3 bedrooms28.9%
946 households
4 or more bedrooms20%
655 households
1 bedroom7.1%
231 households
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,010 households
One-person household33.5%
1,094 households
Other household types5%
165 households
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.1%
1,376 households
1 person in household33.5%
1,094 households
3 people in household12.3%
402 households
4 people in household8.1%
266 households
5 people in household3%
97 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
868 residents
15–2914.5%
988 residents
30–4414.4%
985 residents
45–6428.7%
1,962 residents
65 and over29.7%
2,028 residents
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
6,261 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
220 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
168 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
96 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
88 residents
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
970 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
3,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,772 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
90 residents aged 16 and over
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.7%
1,339 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.2%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.6%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
301 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
3,022 residents
Good health36.5%
2,493 residents
Fair health13.9%
953 residents
Bad health4.1%
282 residents
Very bad health1.2%
82 residents
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
5,574 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,258 residents
Sovereign Harbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.3%
1,578 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
1,188 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
414 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Sovereign Harbour · 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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