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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005071

Ringlestone & Central Maidstone

Ringlestone & Central Maidstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,292 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,292

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,477

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,825.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

38.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

Freemantle, Southampton7,816 residents · 39.2% owned · 32.8% no carYeovil Town, South Somerset7,215 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.0% no carAylesbury Central, Buckinghamshire7,598 residents · 45.3% owned · 29.7% no carBanbury Grimsbury, Cherwell12,600 residents · 40.3% owned · 29.4% no carWorcester Town South, Worcester7,459 residents · 44.5% owned · 33.0% no carIpswich Central, Ipswich10,692 residents · 38.3% owned · 37.5% no car

Most similar within Maidstone

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Maidstone West, Maidstone12,367 residents · 45.1% owned · 22.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ringlestone & Central Maidstone

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

Tenure

Private rented39.8%
2,178 households
Owned38.9%
2,129 households
Social rented20%
1,098 households
Shared ownership1.3%
69 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement43.2%
2,365 households
Terraced30%
1,643 households
Semi-detached12.6%
689 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.8%
319 households
Detached3.4%
185 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
146 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.2%
122 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
2,500 households
No cars or vans in household33%
1,807 households
2 cars or vans in household16.8%
918 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
251 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.4%
2,209 households
1 bedroom29.4%
1,611 households
3 bedrooms22.3%
1,222 households
4 or more bedrooms7.9%
432 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51%
2,792 households
One-person household41%
2,248 households
Other household types8%
437 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.1%
2,248 households
2 people in household31%
1,699 households
3 people in household13.9%
761 households
4 people in household9.4%
514 households
5 people in household3.2%
177 households
6 people in household1%
54 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
14 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,871 residents
15–2925.3%
3,111 residents
30–4428.7%
3,529 residents
45–6420.4%
2,514 residents
65 and over10.3%
1,269 residents
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78%
9,584 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.9%
1,468 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.2%
511 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
376 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
352 residents
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
2,902 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
2,025 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,738 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.2%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
708 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.8%
6,807 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
3,336 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,882 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.8%
1,840 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
5,915 residents
Good health34.6%
4,253 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,557 residents
Bad health3.8%
463 residents
Very bad health0.8%
104 residents
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
10,251 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
2,041 residents
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.8%
2,510 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,830 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
824 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
283 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
30 households
Ringlestone & Central Maidstone · 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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