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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005078

Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham

Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,764 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,764

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,984

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

98.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.0%

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.

Great Chart, Bethersden & Woodchurch, Ashford9,365 residents · 74.2% owned · 8.2% no carHaddenham, Stretham & Witchford, East Cambridgeshire10,279 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.3% no carHailsham North, Alfriston & East Dean, Wealden13,951 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.5% no carPilling, Great Eccleston & Inskip, Wyre6,709 residents · 80.5% owned · 5.5% no carEaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell, Central Bedfordshire6,996 residents · 78.7% owned · 7.5% no carElswick, Singleton & Weeton, Fylde8,512 residents · 77.7% owned · 7.3% no car

Most similar within Maidstone

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Headcorn & Sutton Valence, Maidstone7,505 residents · 73.0% owned · 9.8% no carYalding & Farleigh, Maidstone6,970 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham

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

Tenure

Owned75.5%
3,006 households
Private rented13%
518 households
Social rented9.4%
374 households
Shared ownership2.2%
86 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.8%
1,626 households
Semi-detached30.2%
1,201 households
Terraced15.6%
622 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure6.1%
243 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
216 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
40 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
13 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,441 households
1 car or van in household36.1%
1,438 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.1%
761 households
No cars or vans in household8.7%
345 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.6%
1,617 households
4 or more bedrooms30.5%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
926 households
1 bedroom5.7%
228 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.6%
2,775 households
One-person household23.6%
941 households
Other household types6.8%
270 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.4%
1,647 households
1 person in household23.6%
941 households
3 people in household14.7%
584 households
4 people in household13.6%
540 households
5 people in household4.2%
169 households
6 people in household1.5%
58 households
7 people in household0.6%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,541 residents
15–2913.9%
1,354 residents
30–4415.7%
1,529 residents
45–6429.3%
2,857 residents
65 and over25.4%
2,482 residents
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
9,422 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
127 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
121 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
70 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28%
2,277 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,425 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
876 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
4,743 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
3,279 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,892 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.2%
1,236 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,227 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.9%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
4,716 residents
Good health35%
3,419 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,225 residents
Bad health3.2%
314 residents
Very bad health0.9%
90 residents
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,199 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,565 residents
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.1%
2,076 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,382 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Harrietsham, Hollingbourne & Lenham · 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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