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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005050

Kearsney, River & Whitfield

Kearsney, River & Whitfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,704 residents in Dover. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,704

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,029

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

577.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

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 Kearsney, River & Whitfield

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

Tenure

Owned83.5%
3,363 households
Private rented9%
363 households
Social rented6.6%
266 households
Shared ownership0.9%
37 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.6%
1,597 households
Detached36.4%
1,467 households
Terraced13.6%
547 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
344 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,614 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
1,383 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.6%
547 households
No cars or vans in household12.1%
486 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,873 households
2 bedrooms26.4%
1,063 households
4 or more bedrooms23.4%
942 households
1 bedroom3.8%
152 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,823 households
One-person household25.5%
1,028 households
Other household types4.5%
180 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.8%
1,602 households
1 person in household25.6%
1,030 households
3 people in household16.4%
661 households
4 people in household13.1%
527 households
5 people in household3.6%
145 households
6 people in household1.2%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,498 residents
15–2914.3%
1,387 residents
30–4416.8%
1,628 residents
45–6427.3%
2,646 residents
65 and over26.2%
2,542 residents
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.3%
9,347 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
171 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
102 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
50 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
36 residents
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
2,121 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.8%
1,601 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.3%
1,480 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
539 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.7%
4,591 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
3,365 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,991 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,180 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
369 residents aged 16 and over
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
4,538 residents
Good health34.3%
3,325 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,349 residents
Bad health4%
390 residents
Very bad health1.1%
103 residents
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
7,843 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,862 residents
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
2,054 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,412 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.2%
492 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
65 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Kearsney, River & Whitfield · 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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