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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005104

Folkestone North East

Folkestone North East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,997 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,997

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,355

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,866.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.2%

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.

New Milton West, New Forest6,144 residents · 58.7% owned · 17.7% no carWath upon Dearne, Rotherham9,966 residents · 58.4% owned · 24.5% no carNewark South West, Newark and Sherwood8,217 residents · 60.2% owned · 25.1% no carLangney West, Eastbourne7,392 residents · 57.1% owned · 18.6% no carWheatley & Ovenden West, Calderdale7,780 residents · 56.2% owned · 31.6% no carWatcombe, Torbay7,279 residents · 62.9% owned · 22.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Folkestone North East

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

Tenure

Owned59.9%
2,008 households
Social rented26.8%
900 households
Private rented13%
435 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached44.4%
1,491 households
Terraced25.9%
868 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.5%
586 households
Detached9.2%
310 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
65 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
1,403 households
No cars or vans in household24.6%
825 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
816 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
311 households
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.8%
1,570 households
2 bedrooms26.9%
902 households
4 or more bedrooms15.5%
519 households
1 bedroom10.9%
367 households
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.7%
2,203 households
One-person household29.2%
981 households
Other household types5.1%
170 households
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.9%
1,139 households
1 person in household29.2%
981 households
3 people in household16.4%
549 households
4 people in household13.5%
452 households
5 people in household4.6%
155 households
6 people in household1.8%
60 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,485 residents
15–2915.8%
1,264 residents
30–4417%
1,361 residents
45–6427.9%
2,233 residents
65 and over20.7%
1,653 residents
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
7,587 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
164 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
156 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
48 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23%
1,477 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.2%
1,427 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
812 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,508 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,790 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,133 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
862 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
737 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
360 residents aged 16 and over
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.5%
3,397 residents
Good health34.3%
2,738 residents
Fair health16.3%
1,300 residents
Bad health5.4%
434 residents
Very bad health1.6%
125 residents
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
6,155 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,842 residents
Folkestone North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.3%
1,286 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,174 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
676 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Folkestone North East · 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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