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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005102

Lyminge, Densole & Elham

Lyminge, Densole & Elham is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,089 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,089

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,705

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.5%

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.

Eye, Palgrave & Occold, Mid Suffolk7,957 residents · 75.5% owned · 8.8% no carWinthorpe, Coddington & Collingham, Newark and Sherwood7,580 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.2% no carSt Germans & St Mellion, Cornwall6,723 residents · 74.6% owned · 7.7% no carLangport & Long Sutton, South Somerset6,277 residents · 73.2% owned · 8.0% no carWestfield, Fairlight & Broad Oak, Rother9,238 residents · 83.5% owned · 8.7% no carClare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook, West Suffolk6,520 residents · 70.1% owned · 11.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lyminge, Densole & Elham

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

Tenure

Owned82.2%
2,223 households
Private rented12.2%
331 households
Social rented4.9%
132 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached58.4%
1,579 households
Semi-detached27.3%
738 households
Terraced7.8%
211 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
103 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household35.8%
966 households
2 cars or vans in household35.2%
950 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.3%
521 households
No cars or vans in household9.8%
265 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.2%
978 households
4 or more bedrooms32.7%
885 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
696 households
1 bedroom5.3%
144 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
1,817 households
One-person household26.9%
727 households
Other household types5.8%
157 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household44%
1,188 households
1 person in household26.9%
726 households
3 people in household14.2%
385 households
4 people in household9.9%
267 households
5 people in household3.4%
91 households
6 people in household1.3%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512%
734 residents
15–2910.7%
651 residents
30–4412.5%
762 residents
45–6431%
1,888 residents
65 and over33.8%
2,057 residents
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
5,929 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
63 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
56 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.5%
1,837 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
889 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
866 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
2,708 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.6%
2,534 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers16.7%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.1%
326 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.7%
250 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
2,717 residents
Good health35.8%
2,179 residents
Fair health14.2%
866 residents
Bad health4.2%
256 residents
Very bad health1.1%
69 residents
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
4,919 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,169 residents
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
1,378 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
964 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11%
298 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.2%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Lyminge, Densole & Elham · 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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