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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005020

Sturry and Fordwich

Sturry and Fordwich is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,522 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,522

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,084

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

496.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Heysham & Overton, Lancaster13,421 residents · 75.8% owned · 14.8% no carTruro West, Cornwall10,739 residents · 62.1% owned · 17.4% no carMill Hill, Upper Deal & Northbourne, Dover9,352 residents · 66.8% owned · 16.8% no carBestwood Village, Gedling6,093 residents · 75.9% owned · 16.9% no carDordon, Hurley & Wood End, North Warwickshire8,778 residents · 63.1% owned · 14.5% no carRochester South West, Medway7,419 residents · 67.9% owned · 16.4% no car

Most similar within Canterbury

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Seasalter, Canterbury8,732 residents · 80.3% owned · 10.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sturry and Fordwich

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

Tenure

Owned69.8%
2,153 households
Social rented15.2%
469 households
Private rented14%
432 households
Shared ownership0.7%
22 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.4%
1,709 households
Detached19%
585 households
Terraced13.4%
412 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.1%
218 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4%
122 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,358 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
881 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
529 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
316 households
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,336 households
2 bedrooms30.6%
944 households
4 or more bedrooms18.6%
575 households
1 bedroom7.4%
229 households
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66%
2,035 households
One-person household26.7%
822 households
Other household types7.4%
227 households
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,081 households
1 person in household26.7%
822 households
3 people in household18.4%
568 households
4 people in household12.9%
398 households
5 people in household4.9%
151 households
6 people in household1.5%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,304 residents
15–2916.9%
1,268 residents
30–4418.3%
1,377 residents
45–6425.2%
1,895 residents
65 and over22.3%
1,678 residents
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
6,845 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
311 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
177 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
107 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
81 residents
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,753 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.7%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
631 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
3,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.2%
2,579 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
796 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
780 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
3,446 residents
Good health33.9%
2,547 residents
Fair health14%
1,050 residents
Bad health4.8%
360 residents
Very bad health1.5%
116 residents
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2%
6,030 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.8%
1,489 residents
Sturry and Fordwich · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.4%
1,337 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,111 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%
507 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
123 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Sturry and Fordwich · 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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