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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005015

Herne & Broomfield

Herne & Broomfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,648 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,648

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,827

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

879.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Hawkinge, Folkestone and Hythe10,089 residents · 72.4% owned · 11.1% no carHeybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no carLoose & Coxheath, Maidstone7,849 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carDesborough, North Northamptonshire11,900 residents · 74.0% owned · 11.0% no carKennington & Little Burton Farm, Ashford6,800 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.8% no carHigh Littleton & Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset9,594 residents · 75.8% owned · 9.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Herne & Broomfield

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

Tenure

Owned79.6%
3,045 households
Private rented13.5%
518 households
Social rented4.5%
174 households
Shared ownership2.4%
90 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.3%
1,659 households
Semi-detached35.4%
1,354 households
Terraced14.8%
568 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
192 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
22 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 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 warehouse0.2%
7 households
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.6%
1,516 households
2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,405 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
543 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
365 households
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.6%
1,400 households
2 bedrooms29.5%
1,128 households
4 or more bedrooms29.1%
1,115 households
1 bedroom4.8%
184 households
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
2,710 households
One-person household23.7%
905 households
Other household types5.5%
210 households
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,397 households
1 person in household23.6%
904 households
3 people in household17.3%
662 households
4 people in household15.3%
585 households
5 people in household4.9%
188 households
6 people in household1.6%
61 households
7 people in household0.5%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,822 residents
15–2915.4%
1,483 residents
30–4418.4%
1,780 residents
45–6426.3%
2,542 residents
65 and over20.9%
2,021 residents
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
9,314 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
124 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
119 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
47 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
40 residents
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
2,059 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,489 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,319 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
922 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
483 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
4,533 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,720 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
447 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
4,768 residents
Good health33.1%
3,192 residents
Fair health12.8%
1,232 residents
Bad health3.6%
352 residents
Very bad health1.1%
107 residents
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
7,929 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,719 residents
Herne & Broomfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,900 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,330 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
505 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Herne & Broomfield · 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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