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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005070

Allington

Allington is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,752 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,752

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,050

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,081.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Kesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carKennington & Little Burton Farm, Ashford6,800 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.8% no carTonbridge Higham Wood, Tonbridge and Malling7,729 residents · 72.0% owned · 13.5% no carHockley South & Hawkwell West, Rochford7,919 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.0% no carRayleigh South East, Rochford7,816 residents · 90.5% owned · 11.1% no carHadleigh North, Castle Point6,045 residents · 89.3% owned · 11.2% no car

Most similar within Maidstone

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Bearsted & Downswood, Maidstone8,032 residents · 82.1% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Allington

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

Tenure

Owned85.9%
3,479 households
Private rented10.4%
422 households
Social rented2.3%
92 households
Shared ownership1.4%
57 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.4%
2,080 households
Detached31.3%
1,267 households
Terraced11.3%
458 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
213 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,656 households
2 cars or vans in household34.9%
1,414 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
523 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
456 households
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.4%
1,473 households
4 or more bedrooms30.8%
1,249 households
2 bedrooms30.3%
1,226 households
1 bedroom2.5%
101 households
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,846 households
One-person household25.4%
1,030 households
Other household types4.3%
173 households
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
1,531 households
1 person in household25.4%
1,030 households
3 people in household16.7%
677 households
4 people in household14.3%
577 households
5 people in household4.5%
181 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,582 residents
15–2913.4%
1,304 residents
30–4416.9%
1,646 residents
45–6426.4%
2,572 residents
65 and over27.2%
2,648 residents
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.3%
8,712 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
561 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
216 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
169 residents
Other ethnic group1%
95 residents
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
2,437 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,448 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
511 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
4,532 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,376 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
1,970 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.4%
837 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.3%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.3%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.1%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
403 residents aged 16 and over
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.6%
4,740 residents
Good health34.8%
3,396 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,206 residents
Bad health3.3%
325 residents
Very bad health0.9%
85 residents
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
8,206 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,548 residents
Allington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
2,167 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,411 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
423 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%
45 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Allington · 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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