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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005011

Beltinge & Bishopstone

Beltinge & Bishopstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,484 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,484

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,338

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

852.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Nyetimber & Pagham, Arun9,705 residents · 81.6% owned · 15.2% no carBinstead & Wootton, Isle of Wight6,598 residents · 80.0% owned · 15.0% no carHayling Eastoke, Havant6,184 residents · 77.2% owned · 13.5% no carWest Moors, Dorset7,403 residents · 82.6% owned · 12.3% no carSelsey, Chichester10,923 residents · 75.4% owned · 16.8% no carHordle & Bashley, New Forest9,630 residents · 86.5% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Beltinge & Bishopstone

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,789 households
Private rented9.1%
305 households
Social rented5.4%
179 households
Shared ownership1.9%
65 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached61%
2,035 households
Semi-detached21.1%
704 households
Terraced6.9%
230 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure5.2%
172 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
139 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
9 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.2%
1,374 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,079 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
445 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
437 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.1%
1,203 households
2 bedrooms31.7%
1,057 households
4 or more bedrooms25.9%
864 households
1 bedroom6.4%
212 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,178 households
One-person household29.1%
972 households
Other household types5.6%
186 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household42.8%
1,426 households
1 person in household29.1%
971 households
3 people in household12.6%
420 households
4 people in household10.9%
363 households
5 people in household3.4%
115 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.6%
870 residents
15–2912%
898 residents
30–4411.8%
885 residents
45–6427.7%
2,071 residents
65 and over36.9%
2,758 residents
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
7,302 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
67 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,476 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
496 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.1%
3,402 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46%
3,003 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.7%
896 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.8%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
486 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.4%
3,096 residents
Good health37%
2,772 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,182 residents
Bad health4.5%
340 residents
Very bad health1.2%
92 residents
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.7%
5,887 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.3%
1,597 residents
Beltinge & Bishopstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,489 households
Household is deprived in one dimension38.5%
1,284 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
488 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Beltinge & Bishopstone · 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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