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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005031

Swanscombe

Swanscombe is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,138 residents in Dartford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,138

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,329

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,999.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.8%

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.

Maybush, Southampton8,703 residents · 53.5% owned · 21.7% no carHilsea, Portsmouth7,865 residents · 55.0% owned · 23.2% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no carPriestwood, Bracknell Forest6,957 residents · 48.4% owned · 17.8% no carStaple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no carWalton Court & Hawkslade, Buckinghamshire5,965 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.3% no car

Most similar within Dartford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stone & Crossways, Dartford7,605 residents · 55.5% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Swanscombe

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

Tenure

Owned50.4%
1,677 households
Social rented25.2%
840 households
Private rented21.8%
726 households
Shared ownership2.1%
70 households
Lives rent free0.5%
16 households
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.1%
1,368 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement29.7%
989 households
Semi-detached20.1%
668 households
Detached5.3%
175 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
95 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.2%
1,603 households
2 cars or vans in household24.4%
812 households
No cars or vans in household20%
666 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
246 households
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.8%
1,323 households
2 bedrooms33.7%
1,120 households
1 bedroom17.8%
592 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
291 households
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.7%
2,087 households
One-person household30.3%
1,008 households
Other household types7%
233 households
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.3%
1,008 households
2 people in household30.1%
1,003 households
3 people in household17.3%
575 households
4 people in household13.9%
463 households
5 people in household5.6%
187 households
6 people in household2%
66 households
7 people in household0.5%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.4%
1,741 residents
15–2919%
1,546 residents
30–4424.4%
1,983 residents
45–6423.7%
1,931 residents
65 and over11.5%
936 residents
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.5%
6,631 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.2%
747 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
400 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
246 residents
Other ethnic group1.4%
112 residents
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.8%
1,689 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
768 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
371 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.6%
4,195 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
1,983 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
117 residents aged 16 and over
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.7%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
675 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
612 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
3,998 residents
Good health33.8%
2,747 residents
Fair health12.3%
998 residents
Bad health3.8%
312 residents
Very bad health1%
83 residents
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2%
6,769 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.8%
1,369 residents
Swanscombe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.6%
1,550 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,081 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.8%
525 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Swanscombe · 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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