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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005044

Deal East

Deal East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,054 residents in Dover. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,054

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,224

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,877.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.2%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Deal East

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

Tenure

Owned68.7%
2,214 households
Private rented27.2%
878 households
Social rented3.5%
114 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced48%
1,545 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16%
517 households
Semi-detached15%
484 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.8%
250 households
Detached7.2%
232 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.3%
107 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.6%
85 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.2%
1,649 households
No cars or vans in household24.8%
798 households
2 cars or vans in household19.1%
615 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5%
161 households
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.4%
1,173 households
3 bedrooms31.8%
1,025 households
4 or more bedrooms16.6%
536 households
1 bedroom15.1%
488 households
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household50.5%
1,628 households
One-person household45.3%
1,461 households
Other household types4.1%
133 households
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.3%
1,461 households
2 people in household35.2%
1,135 households
3 people in household11%
355 households
4 people in household6.2%
201 households
5 people in household1.4%
46 households
6 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.9%
597 residents
15–2912.1%
731 residents
30–4414.3%
864 residents
45–6431.2%
1,887 residents
65 and over32.7%
1,978 residents
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
5,788 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.9%
118 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
92 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
26 residents
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.2%
1,955 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16%
862 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
276 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
2,723 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.6%
2,624 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
52 residents aged 16 and over
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.9%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.7%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.9%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
442 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
297 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.1%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
2,490 residents
Good health37.2%
2,255 residents
Fair health15.7%
952 residents
Bad health4.6%
281 residents
Very bad health1.3%
76 residents
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
4,700 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,354 residents
Deal East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,609 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,094 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
434 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Deal East · 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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