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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005017

Whitstable West

Whitstable West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,637 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,637

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,166

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,952.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.4%

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.

Shoreham Central & Beach, Adur9,261 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.0% no carSalisbury Town North & Milford, Wiltshire6,156 residents · 55.8% owned · 26.4% no carShrewsbury Sutton & Coleham, Shropshire6,574 residents · 66.3% owned · 20.8% no carCowes Central, Isle of Wight7,800 residents · 59.7% owned · 22.5% no carSkipton Town & East, Craven6,676 residents · 70.5% owned · 19.5% no carOtley South, Leeds7,829 residents · 71.9% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitstable West

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
2,169 households
Private rented27.3%
864 households
Social rented3.6%
115 households
Shared ownership0.5%
17 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.4%
1,057 households
Semi-detached22%
698 households
Detached20.7%
655 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.1%
384 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.4%
235 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
96 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
37 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.7%
1,573 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
715 households
No cars or vans in household20.9%
662 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
216 households
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.6%
1,253 households
2 bedrooms33.1%
1,047 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
477 households
1 bedroom12.3%
389 households
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.1%
1,841 households
One-person household37.1%
1,175 households
Other household types4.8%
151 households
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.1%
1,175 households
2 people in household37.1%
1,174 households
3 people in household12.7%
402 households
4 people in household9.9%
314 households
5 people in household2.3%
74 households
6 people in household0.5%
16 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
951 residents
15–2913.1%
873 residents
30–4416.5%
1,094 residents
45–6431.5%
2,090 residents
65 and over24.6%
1,632 residents
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
6,303 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
163 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
36 residents
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.4%
2,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
928 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.6%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
473 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,340 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,206 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
888 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.7%
544 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
429 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
295 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.3%
3,136 residents
Good health35.8%
2,375 residents
Fair health12.7%
844 residents
Bad health3.4%
228 residents
Very bad health0.8%
54 residents
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%
5,432 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%
1,205 residents
Whitstable West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.2%
1,718 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,037 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
340 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
69 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Whitstable West · 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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