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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005073

Maidstone West

Maidstone West is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,367 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,367

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,396

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,466.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

45.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Hemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum11,615 residents · 49.9% owned · 22.9% no carBitterne West, Southampton8,318 residents · 57.7% owned · 19.5% no carKings Furlong, Basingstoke and Deane8,832 residents · 50.8% owned · 28.1% no carDunstable Central, Central Bedfordshire10,506 residents · 59.7% owned · 21.7% no carLeatherhead North, Mole Valley7,703 residents · 50.8% owned · 19.9% no carCentral Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maidstone West

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

Tenure

Owned45.1%
2,436 households
Private rented38.2%
2,061 households
Social rented14.2%
764 households
Shared ownership2.5%
133 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement42.5%
2,294 households
Terraced24.8%
1,336 households
Semi-detached16.2%
873 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.5%
403 households
Detached7.3%
395 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.7%
2,575 households
2 cars or vans in household22.8%
1,229 households
No cars or vans in household22.7%
1,223 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
369 households
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms39.3%
2,120 households
3 bedrooms23.4%
1,260 households
1 bedroom23%
1,239 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
777 households
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.4%
3,045 households
One-person household35.6%
1,922 households
Other household types8%
429 households
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.6%
1,922 households
2 people in household30.2%
1,632 households
3 people in household16.6%
895 households
4 people in household12%
650 households
5 people in household3.7%
200 households
6 people in household1.2%
65 households
7 people in household0.4%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
2,146 residents
15–2920.9%
2,583 residents
30–4426.2%
3,246 residents
45–6423.7%
2,935 residents
65 and over11.8%
1,458 residents
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.7%
10,470 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%
765 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.7%
454 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
401 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
274 residents
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
3,476 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,742 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.5%
1,461 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
1,006 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
548 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69.4%
7,016 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive28.7%
2,902 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
2,182 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,497 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
1,198 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.3%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
565 residents aged 16 and over
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.6%
6,128 residents
Good health35%
4,321 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,418 residents
Bad health3%
377 residents
Very bad health1%
119 residents
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
10,417 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,949 residents
Maidstone West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.7%
2,734 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,770 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
690 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.3%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
26 households
Maidstone 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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