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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005032

Newtown

Newtown is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,727 residents in Dartford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,727

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,963

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,211.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

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.

Romford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no carRodbourne & Cheney Manor, Swindon10,893 residents · 59.8% owned · 21.7% no carLee Chapel South & Kingswood, Basildon10,314 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.4% no carSutton West, Sutton8,171 residents · 66.9% owned · 22.2% no carWalton Court & Hawkslade, Buckinghamshire5,965 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.3% no carWallington North, Sutton8,177 residents · 64.2% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Dartford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Dartford & West Hill, Dartford12,203 residents · 58.6% owned · 22.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Newtown

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

Tenure

Owned61.5%
2,438 households
Private rented29.7%
1,178 households
Social rented7.8%
308 households
Shared ownership0.9%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46.9%
1,859 households
Semi-detached23.9%
947 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.9%
829 households
Detached4.9%
194 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
96 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.5%
1,962 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
896 households
2 cars or vans in household21.1%
838 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%
267 households
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,515 households
3 bedrooms36.8%
1,458 households
1 bedroom16.1%
638 households
4 or more bedrooms8.9%
353 households
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,470 households
One-person household30%
1,189 households
Other household types7.6%
302 households
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30%
1,189 households
2 people in household28.9%
1,144 households
3 people in household18.9%
747 households
4 people in household14.9%
590 households
5 people in household5.2%
208 households
6 people in household1.5%
59 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
2,006 residents
15–2917.5%
1,701 residents
30–4426%
2,528 residents
45–6425.6%
2,493 residents
65 and over10.3%
999 residents
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White69.4%
6,752 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African13.5%
1,317 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.7%
1,042 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
366 residents
Other ethnic group2.6%
250 residents
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%
2,398 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.5%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,262 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,120 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.2%
5,274 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.8%
2,192 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,564 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
901 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.1%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
827 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
533 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
449 residents aged 16 and over
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,967 residents
Good health34.5%
3,352 residents
Fair health11%
1,071 residents
Bad health2.8%
268 residents
Very bad health0.7%
71 residents
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.2%
8,385 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.8%
1,342 residents
Newtown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.5%
2,001 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,306 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Newtown · 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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