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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005083

Loose & Coxheath

Loose & Coxheath is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,849 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,849

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,233

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,067.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

High Littleton & Paulton, Bath and North East Somerset9,594 residents · 75.8% owned · 9.9% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carCuxton & Halling, Medway6,602 residents · 81.5% owned · 9.5% no carLarkfield & New Hythe, Tonbridge and Malling12,716 residents · 73.3% owned · 12.5% no carYateley East, Hart8,436 residents · 77.5% owned · 10.3% no carTadley West, Basingstoke and Deane7,725 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.3% no car

Most similar within Maidstone

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Loose Valley & Boughton Monchelsea, Maidstone9,052 residents · 80.5% owned · 9.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Loose & Coxheath

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

Tenure

Owned78.3%
2,533 households
Social rented10.8%
349 households
Private rented8.4%
273 households
Shared ownership2.4%
77 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.4%
1,469 households
Detached32%
1,035 households
Terraced14.7%
476 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.5%
209 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.4%
1,208 households
1 car or van in household36.5%
1,180 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16%
517 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
327 households
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.7%
1,477 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
870 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
700 households
1 bedroom5.8%
186 households
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,274 households
One-person household24.6%
797 households
Other household types5.1%
164 households
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,217 households
1 person in household24.7%
797 households
3 people in household16.8%
544 households
4 people in household14.8%
480 households
5 people in household4.5%
146 households
6 people in household1.1%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,383 residents
15–2915.2%
1,197 residents
30–4417.6%
1,383 residents
45–6426.3%
2,065 residents
65 and over23.2%
1,823 residents
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95%
7,455 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
130 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
99 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
38 residents
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,139 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.9%
3,887 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,427 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
71 residents aged 16 and over
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,485 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
945 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
893 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.2%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
387 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
335 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.8%
3,831 residents
Good health35.1%
2,757 residents
Fair health12.2%
954 residents
Bad health3%
236 residents
Very bad health0.9%
73 residents
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
6,625 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,225 residents
Loose & Coxheath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.5%
1,697 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,084 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
386 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
64 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Loose & Coxheath · 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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