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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005009

Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney

Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,961 residents in Ashford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,961

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,507

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.2%

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.

Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham, Mid Suffolk8,990 residents · 77.0% owned · 7.3% no carEye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no carCurry Rivel & Fivehead, South Somerset5,766 residents · 76.3% owned · 6.4% no carBere Regis & Lytchett Matravers, Dorset5,834 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.6% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no carBow, Lapford & Yeoford, Mid Devon6,500 residents · 77.1% owned · 6.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney

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

Tenure

Owned75%
1,879 households
Social rented13.1%
328 households
Private rented11%
275 households
Shared ownership0.8%
19 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.5%
1,114 households
Semi-detached37.2%
932 households
Terraced13.6%
341 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.7%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.1%
931 households
1 car or van in household35.9%
901 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
460 households
No cars or vans in household8.6%
215 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.2%
1,033 households
4 or more bedrooms31.7%
794 households
2 bedrooms20.9%
524 households
1 bedroom6.2%
156 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.9%
1,724 households
One-person household25.9%
649 households
Other household types5.2%
130 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,004 households
1 person in household25.8%
647 households
3 people in household14.5%
364 households
4 people in household12.8%
320 households
5 people in household4.8%
120 households
6 people in household1.5%
37 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
896 residents
15–2913.3%
792 residents
30–4414.9%
890 residents
45–6429.4%
1,754 residents
65 and over27.3%
1,630 residents
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
5,805 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
59 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
36 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
19 residents
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.2%
1,559 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
858 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
737 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
560 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
2,729 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.6%
2,178 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers18.3%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.7%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
254 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.6%
2,836 residents
Good health34.3%
2,047 residents
Fair health13.5%
806 residents
Bad health3.7%
219 residents
Very bad health0.9%
53 residents
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.9%
4,881 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.1%
1,080 residents
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
1,223 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
898 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13%
327 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
53 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney · 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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