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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005004

Park Farm

Park Farm is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,801 residents in Ashford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,801

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,479

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,521.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Iwade & Kemsley, Swale14,037 residents · 70.9% owned · 10.1% no carDaventry North, West Northamptonshire11,521 residents · 65.3% owned · 10.9% no carTown Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin8,359 residents · 63.7% owned · 12.3% no carLowford, Eastleigh9,670 residents · 65.3% owned · 8.4% no carBarming, Maidstone11,061 residents · 59.6% owned · 16.3% no carBurgess Hill West, Mid Sussex7,061 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.7% no car

Most similar within Ashford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights, Ashford8,844 residents · 66.8% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Park Farm

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

Tenure

Owned64.9%
2,906 households
Private rented21%
942 households
Social rented12%
538 households
Shared ownership2%
89 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35%
1,568 households
Terraced28.9%
1,296 households
Semi-detached24.7%
1,108 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.1%
454 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,760 households
2 cars or vans in household33.8%
1,515 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
631 households
No cars or vans in household12.8%
572 households
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,755 households
4 or more bedrooms28.2%
1,261 households
2 bedrooms27%
1,211 households
1 bedroom5.6%
251 households
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
3,201 households
One-person household21.8%
978 households
Other household types6.7%
299 households
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,429 households
1 person in household21.8%
978 households
3 people in household19.9%
892 households
4 people in household18.4%
824 households
5 people in household5.6%
251 households
6 people in household1.5%
68 households
7 people in household0.6%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.2%
2,386 residents
15–2918.6%
2,195 residents
30–4421.7%
2,562 residents
45–6427.5%
3,250 residents
65 and over11.9%
1,407 residents
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.7%
10,113 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6%
706 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
461 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
301 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
217 residents
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
2,692 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,839 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,542 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.2%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
475 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68.7%
6,373 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.3%
2,722 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
2,061 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
1,291 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
6,059 residents
Good health33.9%
4,000 residents
Fair health10.6%
1,254 residents
Bad health3.2%
374 residents
Very bad health1%
114 residents
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
9,946 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,855 residents
Park Farm · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
2,359 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,448 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
546 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Park Farm · 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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