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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005046

Aylesham & Elvington

Aylesham & Elvington is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,964 residents in Dover. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,964

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,454

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

436.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Edwinstowe & Clipstone, Newark and Sherwood11,768 residents · 70.2% owned · 13.4% no carStreethouse & Sharlston Common, Wakefield11,902 residents · 68.3% owned · 16.8% no carBrownhills West & Clayhanger, Walsall7,024 residents · 67.6% owned · 14.7% no carNorton Canes, Cannock Chase8,321 residents · 72.3% owned · 12.2% no carDordon, Hurley & Wood End, North Warwickshire8,778 residents · 63.1% owned · 14.5% no carRadstock, Bath and North East Somerset6,149 residents · 65.1% owned · 13.9% no car

Most similar within Dover

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Mill Hill, Upper Deal & Northbourne, Dover9,352 residents · 66.8% owned · 16.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aylesham & Elvington

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
2,322 households
Social rented20.8%
720 households
Private rented10.2%
351 households
Shared ownership1.7%
57 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.2%
1,595 households
Terraced25.1%
865 households
Detached18.9%
652 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
295 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 warehouse0.4%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
10 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.4%
1,431 households
2 cars or vans in household32.4%
1,120 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
480 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%
423 households
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.6%
1,853 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
853 households
4 or more bedrooms16.8%
579 households
1 bedroom4.9%
171 households
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.9%
2,412 households
One-person household23.8%
821 households
Other household types6.3%
219 households
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,179 households
1 person in household23.8%
823 households
3 people in household19.3%
668 households
4 people in household14.3%
495 households
5 people in household5.9%
204 households
6 people in household1.8%
63 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,907 residents
15–2919%
1,703 residents
30–4421.6%
1,932 residents
45–6422.7%
2,037 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,385 residents
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.6%
8,389 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
189 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
171 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
152 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
64 residents
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,837 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,332 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
364 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
4,289 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.6%
2,538 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.3%
1,411 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.2%
915 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.6%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.2%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
374 residents aged 16 and over
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49%
4,395 residents
Good health32.7%
2,934 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,096 residents
Bad health4.6%
412 residents
Very bad health1.4%
127 residents
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
7,236 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,728 residents
Aylesham & Elvington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.4%
1,568 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.6%
1,159 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
575 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
147 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Aylesham & Elvington · 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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