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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005086

Staplehurst

Staplehurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,693 residents in Maidstone. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,693

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

280.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.2%

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.

Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar, Swale8,887 residents · 79.4% owned · 9.1% no carToddington, Heath & Reach, Central Bedfordshire10,698 residents · 77.9% owned · 7.4% no carDeanshanger, Potterspury & Old Stratford, West Northamptonshire9,744 residents · 75.5% owned · 7.8% no carStoney Stanton, Sapcote & Sharnford, Blaby9,249 residents · 78.2% owned · 7.7% no carPotton, Central Bedfordshire8,156 residents · 72.4% owned · 7.5% no carWroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon, Swindon12,793 residents · 75.2% owned · 11.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Staplehurst

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

Tenure

Owned76.3%
2,033 households
Private rented14.3%
380 households
Social rented6.9%
185 households
Shared ownership2.5%
66 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.7%
1,137 households
Detached31.5%
838 households
Terraced20.9%
556 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
75 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.7%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
12 households
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.8%
1,006 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
964 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.6%
443 households
No cars or vans in household9.4%
251 households
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,132 households
4 or more bedrooms33%
879 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
538 households
1 bedroom4.3%
115 households
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.1%
1,948 households
One-person household21.7%
579 households
Other household types5.1%
137 households
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,024 households
1 person in household21.8%
579 households
3 people in household19.5%
520 households
4 people in household15.1%
401 households
5 people in household3.7%
99 households
6 people in household1.2%
31 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,082 residents
15–2916.3%
1,091 residents
30–4417.2%
1,148 residents
45–6427.6%
1,846 residents
65 and over22.8%
1,524 residents
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.6%
6,328 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
137 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
128 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
62 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
36 residents
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.2%
1,779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
844 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
842 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
568 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
3,396 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
2,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
870 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
727 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
695 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.2%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
300 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
275 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
272 residents aged 16 and over
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.8%
3,197 residents
Good health35.4%
2,371 residents
Fair health12.6%
840 residents
Bad health3.3%
220 residents
Very bad health1%
65 residents
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
5,607 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,086 residents
Staplehurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.4%
1,503 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
857 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
250 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Staplehurst · 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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