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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004401

Kewhurst

Kewhurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,711 residents in Rother. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,711

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,805

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,909.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

Highcliffe & Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,483 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.0% no carBirchington, Thanet8,864 residents · 82.2% owned · 19.5% no carSheringham, North Norfolk7,088 residents · 71.7% owned · 19.6% no carEast Preston & Rustington East, Arun7,955 residents · 81.7% owned · 17.4% no carSeaton, East Devon7,688 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.8% no carFerndown Town, Dorset7,792 residents · 73.4% owned · 15.5% no car

Most similar within Rother

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bexhill East & Pebsham, Rother8,047 residents · 76.1% owned · 17.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kewhurst

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

Tenure

Owned81.5%
3,101 households
Private rented13.3%
506 households
Social rented4.9%
187 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.2%
1,681 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25%
950 households
Semi-detached20.4%
776 households
Terraced5.9%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%
121 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,804 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
948 households
No cars or vans in household18.4%
700 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
354 households
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.2%
1,531 households
3 bedrooms33.8%
1,285 households
4 or more bedrooms17%
645 households
1 bedroom9%
344 households
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.6%
2,270 households
One-person household36.4%
1,384 households
Other household types4%
152 households
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.7%
1,626 households
1 person in household36.4%
1,384 households
3 people in household10.3%
393 households
4 people in household7.4%
280 households
5 people in household2.1%
81 households
6 people in household0.7%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1510.1%
782 residents
15–2910.1%
782 residents
30–4411.1%
857 residents
45–6425%
1,927 residents
65 and over43.6%
3,366 residents
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%
7,359 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
156 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
113 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
40 residents
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,935 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.7%
1,421 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
465 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
263 residents aged 16 and over
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive57.4%
3,950 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.7%
2,867 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
62 residents aged 16 and over
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,567 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%
960 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
841 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%
826 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Good health38.9%
2,996 residents
Very good health37.5%
2,890 residents
Fair health18.1%
1,397 residents
Bad health4.6%
353 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
5,985 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,726 residents
Kewhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,688 households
Household is deprived in one dimension39.8%
1,513 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.1%
537 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Kewhurst · 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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