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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005034

Heath

Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,727 residents in Dartford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,727

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,823

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,727.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

88.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.1%

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.

Danson Park, Bexley11,115 residents · 83.9% owned · 14.1% no carSouthlake, Wokingham8,774 residents · 86.2% owned · 9.6% no carLeicester Forest East, Blaby6,065 residents · 85.5% owned · 8.7% no carBostall, Bexley10,726 residents · 87.0% owned · 14.8% no carHoddesdon Ware Road, Broxbourne7,231 residents · 83.7% owned · 9.0% no carAlbany Park, Bexley7,750 residents · 86.8% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Dartford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Brent & Fleet Estate, Dartford8,539 residents · 77.9% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heath

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

Tenure

Owned88.3%
2,493 households
Private rented10.4%
295 households
Social rented1.1%
30 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached57.2%
1,616 households
Terraced22.7%
640 households
Detached14.2%
401 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
82 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
62 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
1,124 households
2 cars or vans in household35.8%
1,012 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.8%
419 households
No cars or vans in household9.5%
269 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.1%
1,499 households
4 or more bedrooms30.1%
849 households
2 bedrooms15.9%
450 households
1 bedroom0.9%
25 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household75.6%
2,135 households
One-person household17.8%
504 households
Other household types6.6%
186 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
918 households
4 people in household21.3%
602 households
3 people in household19.8%
559 households
1 person in household17.9%
504 households
5 people in household6%
170 households
6 people in household2.1%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,370 residents
15–2916.4%
1,264 residents
30–4419.2%
1,487 residents
45–6428.3%
2,185 residents
65 and over18.4%
1,421 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.8%
6,013 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.9%
921 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.7%
441 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
182 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
171 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.1%
2,006 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,044 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.2%
825 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
707 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.7%
3,976 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,171 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
352 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.3%
3,966 residents
Good health35.5%
2,741 residents
Fair health10.4%
800 residents
Bad health2%
151 residents
Very bad health0.9%
70 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
6,707 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,020 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.2%
1,585 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
960 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.6%
244 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
32 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Heath · 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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