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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005101

Hever, Leigh & Penshurst

Hever, Leigh & Penshurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,072 residents in Sevenoaks. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,072

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,828

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.8%

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.

Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells8,262 residents · 73.4% owned · 5.6% no carCookham & Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead11,849 residents · 75.9% owned · 6.5% no carAshwell, Weston & Barley, North Hertfordshire7,684 residents · 71.1% owned · 5.9% no carGomshall, Shere & Albury, Guildford5,659 residents · 74.2% owned · 5.5% no carFrant & Groombridge, Wealden6,405 residents · 80.1% owned · 5.3% no carWheelerstreet, Wormley & Hambledon, Waverley7,164 residents · 75.2% owned · 6.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hever, Leigh & Penshurst

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

Tenure

Owned71.4%
2,019 households
Private rented15.9%
450 households
Social rented11.5%
324 households
Shared ownership1.2%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.7%
1,266 households
Semi-detached28.3%
801 households
Terraced17.2%
487 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
118 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.4%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
39 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
21 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.1%
1,136 households
1 car or van in household31.6%
894 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.4%
633 households
No cars or vans in household5.9%
168 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms39.8%
1,125 households
3 bedrooms34%
962 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
553 households
1 bedroom6.7%
189 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.7%
2,083 households
One-person household22.2%
628 households
Other household types4.1%
117 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.9%
1,102 households
1 person in household22.2%
628 households
3 people in household16.1%
457 households
4 people in household15.6%
443 households
5 people in household5.4%
152 households
6 people in household1.4%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,262 residents
15–2912.6%
893 residents
30–4415.5%
1,093 residents
45–6432.4%
2,294 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,529 residents
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
6,787 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
168 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
75 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
25 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
17 residents
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.8%
2,508 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
900 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.8%
790 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.7%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
512 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
227 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.9%
3,424 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.2%
2,242 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.9%
52 residents aged 16 and over
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.6%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.1%
403 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.3%
246 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.3%
4,054 residents
Good health29.9%
2,111 residents
Fair health9.7%
685 residents
Bad health2.4%
169 residents
Very bad health0.7%
53 residents
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.6%
6,191 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.4%
880 residents
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61%
1,727 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.6%
809 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
247 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
49 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Hever, Leigh & Penshurst · 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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