Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005095

Kemsing & Otford

Kemsing & Otford is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,566 residents in Sevenoaks. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,566

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,977

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

532

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kemsing & Otford

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

Tenure

Owned81.9%

2,438 households

Social rented9.5%

284 households

Private rented7.3%

218 households

Shared ownership1.2%

37 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.5%

1,266 households

Semi-detached39.5%

1,178 households

Terraced13%

388 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%

108 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%

16 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%

14 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

4 households

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household37.8%

1,127 households

1 car or van in household35.5%

1,057 households

3 or more cars or vans in household18.1%

539 households

No cars or vans in household8.6%

257 households

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%

1,225 households

4 or more bedrooms38.8%

1,156 households

2 bedrooms16.8%

502 households

1 bedroom3.3%

97 households

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73%

2,180 households

One-person household22.7%

678 households

Other household types4.3%

127 households

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%

1,032 households

1 person in household22.7%

678 households

4 people in household19.8%

589 households

3 people in household16.6%

494 households

5 people in household4.9%

145 households

6 people in household1.2%

35 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

2 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%

1,465 residents

15–2913.1%

990 residents

30–4415.5%

1,174 residents

45–6429.3%

2,214 residents

65 and over22.8%

1,724 residents

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.4%

7,214 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%

153 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%

128 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%

39 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

31 residents

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.8%

2,449 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.2%

971 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications14.4%

866 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications12.8%

771 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.8%

528 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.6%

277 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

142 residents aged 16 and over

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%

3,509 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40%

2,403 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.5%

90 residents aged 16 and over

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%

1,467 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%

1,246 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14%

839 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%

820 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%

493 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations6.1%

365 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.1%

309 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%

255 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.5%

211 residents aged 16 and over

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.9%

4,150 residents

Good health32.1%

2,427 residents

Fair health9.9%

747 residents

Bad health2.6%

196 residents

Very bad health0.6%

46 residents

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%

6,540 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%

1,026 residents

Kemsing & Otford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.9%

1,726 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%

955 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%

262 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%

35 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

1 households

Kemsing & Otford · 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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Kemsing & Otford

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Kemsing & Otford

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.