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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005013

Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe

Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,215 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,215

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,667

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

986.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone, Thanet7,295 residents · 74.3% owned · 20.1% no carBrightlingsea & Point Clear, Tendring8,908 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.5% no carClacton Bocking's Elm, Tendring9,038 residents · 74.7% owned · 15.7% no carHigher Brixham, Torbay7,358 residents · 72.4% owned · 18.6% no carPakefield South & Kessingland, East Suffolk9,931 residents · 75.4% owned · 14.2% no carRyde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no car

Most similar within Canterbury

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Herne Bay South & Greenhill, Canterbury8,960 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe

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

Tenure

Owned74.6%
2,735 households
Private rented14.4%
527 households
Social rented10.4%
381 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.8%
1,458 households
Semi-detached36.8%
1,349 households
Terraced12.3%
452 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%
296 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.3%
46 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
46 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 warehouse0.2%
7 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,614 households
2 cars or vans in household27.4%
1,005 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%
420 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,438 households
2 bedrooms37.7%
1,384 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
537 households
1 bedroom8.4%
308 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
2,270 households
One-person household32.3%
1,184 households
Other household types5.7%
209 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,353 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,186 households
3 people in household14.1%
516 households
4 people in household11.1%
406 households
5 people in household3.9%
143 households
6 people in household1.3%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.1%
1,154 residents
15–2914.4%
1,185 residents
30–4413.7%
1,128 residents
45–6428.7%
2,357 residents
65 and over29.1%
2,389 residents
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
7,923 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
126 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
117 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
21 residents
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.4%
1,629 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,541 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
907 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
462 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.6%
3,457 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.8%
3,395 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.5%
1,288 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.6%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.4%
3,315 residents
Good health35.3%
2,900 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,350 residents
Bad health6.2%
511 residents
Very bad health1.7%
137 residents
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.1%
6,246 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.9%
1,967 residents
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,414 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.9%
1,391 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
708 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe · 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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