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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005018

Seasalter

Seasalter is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,732 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,732

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,709

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

586.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

80.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.6%

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.

Stone Cross, Westham & Pevensey Bay, Wealden11,106 residents · 80.3% owned · 9.8% no carHutton, Locking & Banwell, North Somerset10,810 residents · 81.3% owned · 8.9% no carKingskerswell, Teignbridge6,125 residents · 80.1% owned · 11.0% no carCalverton & Woodborough, Gedling9,228 residents · 76.6% owned · 13.7% no carDawlish North, Teignbridge8,591 residents · 72.6% owned · 15.2% no carThornton East & Carleton West, Wyre8,795 residents · 86.1% owned · 10.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Seasalter

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

Tenure

Owned80.3%
2,979 households
Private rented12.2%
451 households
Social rented6.7%
250 households
Shared ownership0.8%
28 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.2%
1,751 households
Semi-detached31.7%
1,175 households
Terraced9.5%
351 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.7%
249 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.9%
144 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,605 households
2 cars or vans in household32.2%
1,195 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%
502 households
No cars or vans in household10.9%
406 households
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.2%
1,418 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
1,109 households
4 or more bedrooms27.1%
1,006 households
1 bedroom4.7%
175 households
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,513 households
One-person household26.4%
978 households
Other household types5.9%
217 households
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,471 households
1 person in household26.4%
979 households
3 people in household16.5%
612 households
4 people in household11.8%
439 households
5 people in household3.8%
142 households
6 people in household1.3%
47 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,362 residents
15–2913.3%
1,161 residents
30–4414.7%
1,282 residents
45–6429%
2,530 residents
65 and over27.5%
2,397 residents
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
8,423 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
136 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
96 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.6%
2,151 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
776 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
513 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.7%
3,834 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.9%
3,341 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
96 residents aged 16 and over
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,624 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.1%
1,024 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
919 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
828 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
4,023 residents
Good health35.2%
3,076 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,181 residents
Bad health3.9%
340 residents
Very bad health1.3%
111 residents
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
7,049 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,683 residents
Seasalter · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,789 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
510 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Seasalter · 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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