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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005094

Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green

Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,727 residents in Sevenoaks. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,727

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,060

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

267.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

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.

Billingshurst, Horsham12,394 residents · 69.8% owned · 9.5% no carEast Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe, Tonbridge and Malling12,405 residents · 71.1% owned · 9.5% no carLittle Paxton, Love's Farm & Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire10,935 residents · 69.3% owned · 8.3% no carBow Brickhill & Woburn Sands, Milton Keynes8,744 residents · 71.7% owned · 9.2% no carBox, Colerne & Rudloe, Wiltshire8,364 residents · 71.0% owned · 8.7% no carThame South, South Oxfordshire7,889 residents · 68.7% owned · 13.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green

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

Tenure

Owned70%
2,842 households
Private rented16.8%
684 households
Social rented9.8%
397 households
Shared ownership3.4%
137 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached32.3%
1,312 households
Semi-detached24.9%
1,010 households
Terraced22.2%
903 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
652 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.4%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
57 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
41 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
28 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.9%
1,823 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
1,297 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
581 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
359 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.1%
1,343 households
4 or more bedrooms29.9%
1,214 households
2 bedrooms27.2%
1,105 households
1 bedroom9.8%
398 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.8%
2,753 households
One-person household27.4%
1,114 households
Other household types4.8%
194 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,386 households
1 person in household27.4%
1,114 households
3 people in household17.6%
713 households
4 people in household15.5%
629 households
5 people in household4.2%
170 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,821 residents
15–2914.2%
1,383 residents
30–4421.3%
2,067 residents
45–6426.7%
2,600 residents
65 and over19%
1,852 residents
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%
8,906 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
356 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
261 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
87 residents
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
3,146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,290 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.6%
986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
712 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
189 residents aged 16 and over
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.8%
5,052 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.1%
2,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.9%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.3%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.6%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
361 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.6%
5,404 residents
Good health31.2%
3,031 residents
Fair health10.2%
988 residents
Bad health2.4%
231 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6%
8,421 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.4%
1,307 residents
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
2,381 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,247 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9%
367 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green · 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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