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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005109

Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill

Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,692 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,692

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,976

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

200.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.3%

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.

Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe, Dover6,932 residents · 82.6% owned · 10.9% no carBishopsteignton & Shaldon, Teignbridge6,597 residents · 83.0% owned · 8.6% no carWingerworth & Holymoorside, North East Derbyshire6,272 residents · 86.8% owned · 10.9% no carTickhill & Wadworth, Doncaster6,448 residents · 78.5% owned · 13.2% no carHayling West & North, Havant5,948 residents · 83.0% owned · 10.0% no carChestfield & South Tankerton, Canterbury8,437 residents · 88.5% owned · 11.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill

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

Tenure

Owned86.5%
2,575 households
Private rented10.7%
319 households
Social rented2.2%
64 households
Shared ownership0.6%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.1%
1,582 households
Semi-detached25%
744 households
Terraced10.5%
314 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
237 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
76 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.3%
1,230 households
2 cars or vans in household34%
1,011 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
392 households
No cars or vans in household11.6%
344 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms36.8%
1,096 households
3 bedrooms33.7%
1,004 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
730 households
1 bedroom5%
148 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
1,973 households
One-person household29.6%
882 households
Other household types4.1%
122 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.8%
1,305 households
1 person in household29.6%
882 households
3 people in household12.2%
364 households
4 people in household10.3%
307 households
5 people in household2.7%
81 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.4%
762 residents
15–299.9%
664 residents
30–4411.1%
745 residents
45–6429.1%
1,942 residents
65 and over38.5%
2,572 residents
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
6,483 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
106 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
66 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
15 residents
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.3%
2,249 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
949 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.2%
834 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
570 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
188 residents aged 16 and over
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.3%
3,069 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.1%
2,706 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,620 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.2%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4%
237 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.1%
3,020 residents
Good health36.8%
2,462 residents
Fair health13.5%
903 residents
Bad health3.3%
218 residents
Very bad health1.3%
90 residents
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
5,386 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,306 residents
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,675 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
989 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
286 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
27 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Saltwood, Seabrook & Etchinghill · 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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