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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005019

Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne

Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,525 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,525

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,548

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

110.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

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.

Ash & Wingham, Dover7,246 residents · 72.9% owned · 8.9% no carBilsthorpe & Farnsfield, Newark and Sherwood9,284 residents · 75.9% owned · 10.1% no carBoughton & Selling, Swale5,798 residents · 75.4% owned · 8.7% no carHamstreet & Isle of Oxney, Ashford5,961 residents · 75.0% owned · 8.6% no carDesford & Newbold Verdon, Hinckley and Bosworth8,874 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.0% no carLoddon, Surlingham & Alpington, South Norfolk8,851 residents · 74.8% owned · 11.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne

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

Tenure

Owned71.8%
1,829 households
Private rented15.5%
396 households
Social rented11.5%
294 households
Shared ownership1.1%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.5%
981 households
Semi-detached36.7%
936 households
Terraced17.7%
452 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.8%
148 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
4 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.7%
962 households
2 cars or vans in household37.1%
945 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.7%
401 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
241 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.3%
1,002 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
792 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
614 households
1 bedroom5.5%
140 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
1,786 households
One-person household23%
586 households
Other household types7%
179 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.2%
973 households
1 person in household23%
586 households
3 people in household17.7%
452 households
4 people in household14.7%
375 households
5 people in household4.4%
111 households
6 people in household1.4%
36 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.3%
1,061 residents
15–2914.7%
957 residents
30–4417.5%
1,140 residents
45–6427.6%
1,801 residents
65 and over24%
1,568 residents
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
6,017 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
201 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
156 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
81 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
70 residents
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%
1,975 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.8%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
849 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
499 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
3,027 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.7%
2,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
64 residents aged 16 and over
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,219 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
789 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
583 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
3,141 residents
Good health33.9%
2,212 residents
Fair health13%
848 residents
Bad health3.7%
240 residents
Very bad health1.3%
84 residents
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
5,259 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,266 residents
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.4%
1,285 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
886 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
307 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
9 households
Hoath, Hersden & Littlebourne · 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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