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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005103

Hawkinge

Hawkinge is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,089 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,089

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,880

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

776

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.3%

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.

Herne & Broomfield, Canterbury9,648 residents · 79.6% owned · 9.5% no carWainscott & City Estate, Medway7,079 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carBearwood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,924 residents · 74.1% owned · 8.6% no carSilver End & Stisted, Braintree10,611 residents · 65.7% owned · 12.0% no carHeybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no carBorden & The Meads, Swale12,756 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hawkinge

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

Tenure

Owned72.4%
2,809 households
Private rented15.7%
609 households
Social rented10.8%
419 households
Shared ownership1%
40 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.8%
1,348 households
Semi-detached32.8%
1,273 households
Terraced25.8%
1,002 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
218 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,514 households
2 cars or vans in household35.8%
1,387 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
547 households
No cars or vans in household11.1%
431 households
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,530 households
4 or more bedrooms28.5%
1,106 households
2 bedrooms28.2%
1,095 households
1 bedroom3.9%
150 households
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.1%
2,759 households
One-person household22.8%
886 households
Other household types6%
234 households
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,323 households
1 person in household22.8%
886 households
3 people in household18.3%
710 households
4 people in household16.7%
648 households
5 people in household5.4%
208 households
6 people in household2%
76 households
7 people in household0.5%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,923 residents
15–2916.7%
1,689 residents
30–4419%
1,913 residents
45–6427.4%
2,767 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,794 residents
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.2%
9,199 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
528 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
190 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
51 residents
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.3%
2,108 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,609 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.4%
4,927 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,921 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,846 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
996 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.6%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.4%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
488 residents aged 16 and over
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
4,884 residents
Good health33.4%
3,364 residents
Fair health13%
1,310 residents
Bad health3.8%
380 residents
Very bad health1.5%
148 residents
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
8,195 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,891 residents
Hawkinge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.1%
1,904 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,337 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
125 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Hawkinge · 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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