Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005021

Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University

Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,032 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,032

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,669

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

325.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.8%

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.

University, Galgate & Dolphinholme, Lancaster10,904 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.5% no carFulford, Heslington & University, York10,540 residents · 70.6% owned · 18.2% no carPennsylvania & University, Exeter11,065 residents · 74.0% owned · 14.1% no carEnglefield Green & University, Runnymede11,826 residents · 49.7% owned · 19.1% no carCannon Park & University, Coventry9,105 residents · 70.8% owned · 23.7% no carLenton Abbey, University & Wollaton Park, Nottingham16,920 residents · 64.3% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University

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

Tenure

Owned78.9%
2,107 households
Private rented16%
426 households
Social rented4.6%
124 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.9%
1,172 households
Semi-detached35.9%
959 households
Terraced9.7%
259 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
147 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3.2%
85 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
28 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,136 households
2 cars or vans in household31.2%
832 households
No cars or vans in household13.5%
359 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%
342 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.6%
1,004 households
4 or more bedrooms37.2%
993 households
2 bedrooms17.5%
467 households
1 bedroom7.7%
205 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,753 households
One-person household24.9%
663 households
Other household types9.4%
250 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.4%
1,053 households
1 person in household24.9%
664 households
3 people in household14.8%
396 households
4 people in household13.3%
356 households
5 people in household5.1%
135 households
6 people in household1.7%
45 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.6%
1,063 residents
15–2949%
5,403 residents
30–449.5%
1,053 residents
45–6415.8%
1,742 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,772 residents
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.3%
8,195 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10%
1,103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.3%
1,030 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%
428 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
274 residents
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications45.5%
4,501 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above30.8%
3,048 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications7.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.5%
742 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive59.5%
5,887 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)28.6%
2,831 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student11.9%
1,177 residents aged 16 and over
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students49.6%
4,904 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.2%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations4.4%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.3%
330 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.1%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
5,659 residents
Good health35.5%
3,920 residents
Fair health10.4%
1,149 residents
Bad health2.2%
241 residents
Very bad health0.6%
63 residents
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
9,202 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,830 residents
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.7%
1,434 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
921 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
273 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Canterbury

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.