Electoral wardE05009813
Hotham ward, Arun
Hotham is one of 23 electoral wards of Arun District Council, in West Sussex (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,111 residents in 2,767 households — 4,324 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency; for county elections it is in the Bognor Regis East division.
Residents, 20216,111council ward average 7,169
Households2,7672.21 residents per household
Density4,324/ km²about 1.41 km² · Arun 746
Aged 65+22.5%Arun: 28.4% · under 16: 12.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 266
5–93.9% · 239
10–154.2% · 258
16–196.5% · 399
20–248.3% · 510
25–3414.0% · 853
35–4917.4% · 1,061
50–6418.8% · 1,150
65–7410.5% · 642
75–847.8% · 475
85+4.2% · 256
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van33.9% · 937
1 car or van43.2% · 1,194
2 cars or vans17.2% · 477
3 or more5.7% · 159
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Arun overall: 71.2% owned, 9.3% social rented, 18.2% private rented.
Owned outright31.0% · 859
With mortgage17.6% · 487
Shared ownership1.3% · 37
Social rented13.1% · 362
Private rented36.8% · 1,018
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house11.7% · 324
Semi-detached house17.4% · 482
Terraced house13.5% · 374
Purpose-built flat42.3% · 1,170
Converted house11.0% · 305
Other conversion1.4% · 40
Above shop / office2.5% · 69
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009813- Council
- Arun District Council
- County council
- West Sussex County Council
- County division
- Bognor Regis East
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 23
Parishes in the ward
Bognor Regis
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAldwick East45.0% aged 65+ · 86.8% owned5,172AAldwick West35.8% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned6,279BBeach33.8% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned4,703BBrookfield19.1% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned6,329CCourtwick with Toddington14.5% aged 65+ · 59.4% owned11,787FFelpham East29.1% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned6,036FFelpham West29.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned6,259MMarine21.0% aged 65+ · 42.6% owned7,156MMiddleton-on-Sea40.0% aged 65+ · 80.2% owned4,916OOrchard17.6% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned6,776PPevensey20.9% aged 65+ · 53.5% owned5,572RRiver23.1% aged 65+ · 52.3% owned9,475RRustington East43.2% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,364RRustington West37.0% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned8,342
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.