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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005005

Brabourne Lees & North Romney

Brabourne Lees & North Romney is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,396 residents in Ashford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,396

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,124

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

107.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.9%

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.

Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington, Milton Keynes11,676 residents · 72.6% owned · 7.8% no carDeanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford, West Northamptonshire9,744 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.8% no carWalgrave & Moulton, West Northamptonshire11,574 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.7% no carMarden, Maidstone7,880 residents · 72.1% owned · 9.5% no carLower Quinton & Ettington, Stratford-on-Avon9,820 residents · 70.8% owned · 6.1% no carLydiard Millicent & Purton, Wiltshire8,238 residents · 77.9% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brabourne Lees & North Romney

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
3,155 households
Private rented12.1%
498 households
Social rented7.6%
315 households
Shared ownership3.8%
156 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.2%
2,196 households
Semi-detached25.8%
1,063 households
Terraced14%
576 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
193 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
51 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.6%
1,674 households
1 car or van in household34.9%
1,437 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
753 households
No cars or vans in household6.3%
259 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.8%
1,518 households
3 bedrooms36.7%
1,514 households
2 bedrooms22.6%
931 households
1 bedroom3.9%
161 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.4%
3,025 households
One-person household21.1%
872 households
Other household types5.5%
227 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,626 households
1 person in household21.1%
872 households
3 people in household16.9%
697 households
4 people in household15.7%
649 households
5 people in household4.6%
189 households
6 people in household1.5%
63 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
2,019 residents
15–2914.5%
1,513 residents
30–4419.7%
2,044 residents
45–6426.8%
2,787 residents
65 and over19.6%
2,036 residents
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.2%
9,683 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
208 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
181 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
63 residents
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.9%
2,964 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.2%
1,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.5%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.3%
5,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.2%
2,906 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
2,036 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,459 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.6%
5,470 residents
Good health33.5%
3,478 residents
Fair health10.7%
1,112 residents
Bad health2.5%
263 residents
Very bad health0.7%
73 residents
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%
8,839 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15%
1,557 residents
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.2%
2,357 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
1,305 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.7%
398 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Brabourne Lees & North Romney · 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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