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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005093

West Kingsdown

West Kingsdown is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,024 residents in Sevenoaks. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,024

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,582

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

266.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Rettendon & Runwell, Chelmsford6,508 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.4% no carBiddenden, Smarden & High Halden, Ashford6,208 residents · 77.9% owned · 6.6% no carThorpe, Runnymede5,964 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.5% no carYalding & Farleigh, Maidstone6,970 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.5% no carHeathfield & Liverton, Teignbridge6,721 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.9% no carBox Hill & Brockham, Mole Valley6,258 residents · 80.4% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Kingsdown

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
2,159 households
Private rented8.5%
219 households
Social rented6.7%
174 households
Shared ownership1.2%
30 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46%
1,188 households
Semi-detached28.3%
729 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure12.1%
313 households
Terraced8.8%
227 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household35.9%
927 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
859 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.8%
588 households
No cars or vans in household8.1%
208 households
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.3%
937 households
4 or more bedrooms30%
775 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
656 households
1 bedroom8.3%
213 households
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%
1,668 households
One-person household28.7%
741 households
Other household types6.8%
177 households
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.8%
976 households
1 person in household28.7%
741 households
4 people in household13.8%
356 households
3 people in household13.6%
350 households
5 people in household4.5%
115 households
6 people in household0.9%
22 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.8%
834 residents
15–2913.5%
811 residents
30–4414.5%
871 residents
45–6428.8%
1,737 residents
65 and over29.4%
1,770 residents
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
5,713 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
123 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
93 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
83 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,245 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
836 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
572 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
158 residents aged 16 and over
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
2,757 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,295 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
66 residents aged 16 and over
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,032 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
646 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.5%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
190 residents aged 16 and over
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.7%
2,811 residents
Good health34.5%
2,076 residents
Fair health13.4%
809 residents
Bad health4.2%
252 residents
Very bad health1.2%
75 residents
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
4,998 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,026 residents
West Kingsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,170 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
964 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
370 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
West Kingsdown · 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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