Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004997

Charing, Pluckley & Challock

Charing, Pluckley & Challock is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,191 residents in Ashford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,191

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,431

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Charing, Pluckley & Challock

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%

2,570 households

Social rented12.5%

430 households

Private rented11.6%

398 households

Shared ownership0.8%

29 households

Lives rent free0.1%

4 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached48.6%

1,669 households

Semi-detached29.2%

1,004 households

Terraced12.6%

431 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.7%

126 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%

116 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%

36 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%

26 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%

26 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.7%

1,260 households

1 car or van in household33.5%

1,150 households

3 or more cars or vans in household22%

756 households

No cars or vans in household7.8%

268 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.4%

1,214 households

4 or more bedrooms35.2%

1,210 households

2 bedrooms22.8%

783 households

1 bedroom6.6%

226 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%

2,392 households

One-person household25.6%

878 households

Other household types4.8%

165 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.1%

1,411 households

1 person in household25.6%

878 households

3 people in household13.9%

476 households

4 people in household13.4%

460 households

5 people in household4.1%

140 households

6 people in household1.3%

46 households

7 people in household0.4%

14 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%

1,224 residents

15–2912.8%

1,049 residents

30–4413.9%

1,141 residents

45–6431.3%

2,561 residents

65 and over27.1%

2,219 residents

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%

7,914 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%

131 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%

82 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

34 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

31 residents

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.5%

2,303 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.1%

1,243 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.4%

1,131 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.1%

1,042 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%

624 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.4%

372 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

164 residents aged 16 and over

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%

3,794 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive43.5%

2,995 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

93 residents aged 16 and over

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%

1,578 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%

1,150 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.4%

1,127 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%

802 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%

603 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations7.6%

523 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%

473 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%

324 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

300 residents aged 16 and over

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%

3,911 residents

Good health33.3%

2,731 residents

Fair health13.7%

1,119 residents

Bad health3.9%

317 residents

Very bad health1.4%

113 residents

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%

6,648 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%

1,543 residents

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.5%

1,768 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%

1,135 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%

423 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3%

104 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Charing, Pluckley & Challock · 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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Charing, Pluckley & Challock

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Charing, Pluckley & Challock

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.