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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005076

Tovil

Tovil is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,011 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,011

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,908

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,976.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Strood South & Temple Marsh, Medway10,077 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.4% no carGatehouse, Buckinghamshire8,121 residents · 57.0% owned · 20.2% no carMilton & Chalk, Gravesham11,586 residents · 56.7% owned · 19.6% no carSunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carFairstead & Springwood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk9,089 residents · 48.8% owned · 23.2% no carStaple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no car

Most similar within Maidstone

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barming, Maidstone11,061 residents · 59.6% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tovil

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

Tenure

Owned54.5%
2,131 households
Private rented24.7%
966 households
Social rented18.2%
712 households
Shared ownership2.5%
98 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.8%
1,635 households
Semi-detached27.3%
1,067 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
663 households
Detached9.9%
386 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
85 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,690 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
1,180 households
No cars or vans in household18.5%
723 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
314 households
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,688 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
1,302 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
467 households
1 bedroom11.5%
450 households
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
2,521 households
One-person household26.2%
1,024 households
Other household types9.4%
367 households
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
1,251 households
1 person in household26.2%
1,023 households
3 people in household18.2%
713 households
4 people in household14.4%
564 households
5 people in household6%
234 households
6 people in household2.2%
85 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
2,037 residents
15–2919.6%
1,966 residents
30–4425.3%
2,536 residents
45–6423.7%
2,371 residents
65 and over11%
1,101 residents
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.8%
8,489 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
720 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
322 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%
299 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
181 residents
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
2,065 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,592 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.4%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
916 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)68%
5,347 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.5%
2,395 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
1,550 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.3%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
929 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%
886 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
693 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.3%
653 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
408 residents aged 16 and over
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.3%
5,036 residents
Good health33%
3,307 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,229 residents
Bad health3.3%
335 residents
Very bad health1%
104 residents
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
8,357 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,654 residents
Tovil · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47%
1,836 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,357 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
544 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Tovil · 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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