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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005025

South Canterbury

South Canterbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,894 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,894

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,627

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,459.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.4%

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.

Fulford Road & Clementhorpe, York11,774 residents · 48.4% owned · 33.5% no carEgham Town, Runnymede6,944 residents · 50.1% owned · 26.4% no carHighfield & University, Southampton6,799 residents · 49.5% owned · 26.4% no carFalmouth East, Cornwall7,064 residents · 59.2% owned · 22.9% no carUplands, Swansea8,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 25.2% no carSt Paul's, Cheltenham8,096 residents · 40.1% owned · 32.2% no car

Most similar within Canterbury

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Canterbury Central & Westgate, Canterbury11,142 residents · 39.6% owned · 40.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Canterbury

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

Tenure

Owned54.9%
1,992 households
Private rented33.8%
1,225 households
Social rented10.2%
369 households
Shared ownership1.1%
40 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached26.6%
963 households
Detached26.2%
951 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.7%
787 households
Terraced18.9%
684 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.5%
164 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.4%
1,683 households
No cars or vans in household27.6%
1,000 households
2 cars or vans in household20.2%
734 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%
209 households
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms30.4%
1,103 households
2 bedrooms28.9%
1,048 households
3 bedrooms27.7%
1,006 households
1 bedroom12.9%
469 households
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.2%
1,966 households
One-person household31.5%
1,143 households
Other household types14.3%
518 households
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,245 households
1 person in household31.5%
1,143 households
3 people in household15.8%
574 households
4 people in household12.4%
448 households
5 people in household3.9%
140 households
6 people in household1.5%
54 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
1,132 residents
15–2938%
3,759 residents
30–4414.5%
1,433 residents
45–6419.1%
1,888 residents
65 and over17%
1,684 residents
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.9%
8,000 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
757 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
447 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.9%
389 residents
Other ethnic group3%
301 residents
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.4%
3,845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications26%
2,253 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.5%
911 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.2%
797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.9%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.5%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
205 residents aged 16 and over
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.9%
4,239 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)41.8%
3,624 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student9.2%
797 residents aged 16 and over
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students32%
2,769 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,706 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.6%
1,268 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.7%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.3%
463 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.9%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
228 residents aged 16 and over
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
5,080 residents
Good health34.8%
3,442 residents
Fair health10.8%
1,067 residents
Bad health2.3%
229 residents
Very bad health0.8%
76 residents
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
8,150 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,744 residents
South Canterbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,954 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,181 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
415 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
South Canterbury · 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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