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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005053

Dover West

Dover West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,157 residents in Dover. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,157

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,952

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,948.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.1%

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.

Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis, Swale8,821 residents · 45.4% owned · 33.5% no carKidderminster Town, Wyre Forest8,382 residents · 43.2% owned · 30.2% no carSouthtown & Cobholm, Great Yarmouth7,155 residents · 45.5% owned · 34.0% no carNewport Central & Parkhurst West, Isle of Wight7,411 residents · 51.1% owned · 32.0% no carMargate Town, Thanet7,994 residents · 38.1% owned · 38.3% no carFolkestone Foord, Folkestone and Hythe7,656 residents · 49.7% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dover West

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

Tenure

Owned44.3%
1,752 households
Private rented38.2%
1,511 households
Social rented17%
672 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.9%
2,013 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.6%
816 households
Semi-detached12.6%
498 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.1%
279 households
Detached4.1%
161 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.3%
91 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
90 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,666 households
No cars or vans in household36.1%
1,426 households
2 cars or vans in household17.1%
675 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%
187 households
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms38.2%
1,510 households
3 bedrooms34.4%
1,360 households
1 bedroom18.6%
737 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
348 households
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.4%
2,310 households
One-person household35.4%
1,399 households
Other household types6.2%
247 households
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.3%
1,399 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,234 households
3 people in household15.5%
612 households
4 people in household11.1%
440 households
5 people in household4.1%
164 households
6 people in household1.6%
65 households
7 people in household0.7%
26 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,812 residents
15–2920.6%
1,888 residents
30–4420.9%
1,915 residents
45–6424.3%
2,227 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,315 residents
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
8,383 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
235 residents
Other ethnic group2.5%
225 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
190 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
123 residents
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.9%
1,658 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.1%
1,524 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,228 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,166 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
4,302 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.9%
2,814 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.2%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
813 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.2%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,923 residents
Good health34.5%
3,158 residents
Fair health15.3%
1,402 residents
Bad health5.9%
537 residents
Very bad health1.5%
138 residents
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
7,099 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
2,058 residents
Dover West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.3%
1,435 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
791 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
294 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
23 households
Dover West · 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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