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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005041

Ash & Wingham

Ash & Wingham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,246 residents in Dover. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,246

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,007

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

110.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.8%

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.

Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no carMuch Wenlock & Broseley, Shropshire11,877 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.3% no carBoughton & Selling, Swale5,798 residents · 75.4% owned · 8.7% no carCredenhill, Weobley & Wellington, Herefordshire, County of9,584 residents · 70.0% owned · 8.3% no carHoath, Hersden & Littlebourne, Canterbury6,525 residents · 71.8% owned · 9.5% no carMarket Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna, Hinckley and Bosworth8,677 residents · 77.3% owned · 7.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ash & Wingham

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

Tenure

Owned72.9%
2,192 households
Private rented14.5%
435 households
Social rented11.6%
350 households
Shared ownership0.9%
27 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.2%
1,299 households
Semi-detached34.8%
1,048 households
Terraced16.8%
507 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.5%
74 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.2%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,105 households
1 car or van in household36.4%
1,094 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.9%
539 households
No cars or vans in household8.9%
268 households
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,184 households
4 or more bedrooms29.3%
882 households
2 bedrooms26.8%
807 households
1 bedroom4.5%
135 households
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.7%
2,123 households
One-person household23.9%
718 households
Other household types5.4%
163 households
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.9%
1,261 households
1 person in household23.9%
720 households
3 people in household14.1%
425 households
4 people in household13.6%
409 households
5 people in household4.5%
135 households
6 people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household0.4%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,075 residents
15–2913.3%
965 residents
30–4415.5%
1,123 residents
45–6430.5%
2,213 residents
65 and over25.8%
1,870 residents
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
6,952 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
129 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
89 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
28 residents
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.8%
2,186 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%
537 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
321 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
3,398 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,629 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,448 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.5%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
664 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.8%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
3,438 residents
Good health34.6%
2,504 residents
Fair health12.8%
925 residents
Bad health3.9%
279 residents
Very bad health1.4%
100 residents
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.1%
5,879 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.9%
1,367 residents
Ash & Wingham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.6%
1,583 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
978 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
368 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Ash & Wingham · 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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