Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005110

Lympne & Palmarsh

Lympne & Palmarsh is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,107 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,107

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,030

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

244.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington, Tendring8,507 residents · 84.5% owned · 8.4% no carBream, Pillowell & Yorkley, Forest of Dean8,325 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.8% no carKingskerswell, Teignbridge6,125 residents · 80.1% owned · 11.0% no carEythorne & Shepherdswell, Dover6,594 residents · 83.3% owned · 7.9% no carBlofield, Lingwood & Upton, Broadland9,051 residents · 76.1% owned · 8.2% no carFerndown West & Canford Bottom, Dorset6,326 residents · 85.8% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lympne & Palmarsh

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

Tenure

Owned86.4%
2,619 households
Private rented9.4%
285 households
Social rented3.6%
110 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached57%
1,725 households
Semi-detached31%
939 households
Terraced8.7%
264 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.4%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,148 households
2 cars or vans in household35.7%
1,082 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.8%
540 households
No cars or vans in household8.6%
259 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,246 households
4 or more bedrooms30.9%
937 households
2 bedrooms25.2%
764 households
1 bedroom2.7%
83 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
2,105 households
One-person household25.1%
762 households
Other household types5.5%
166 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household41.9%
1,271 households
1 person in household25.1%
762 households
3 people in household15.7%
475 households
4 people in household11.9%
361 households
5 people in household3.6%
110 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,032 residents
15–2912.2%
869 residents
30–4414.6%
1,037 residents
45–6430.6%
2,176 residents
65 and over28%
1,993 residents
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
6,899 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
88 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
71 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,727 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
3,238 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.1%
2,707 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
61 residents aged 16 and over
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.2%
855 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
3,248 residents
Good health34.9%
2,479 residents
Fair health13.8%
978 residents
Bad health4.4%
314 residents
Very bad health1.2%
88 residents
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80%
5,689 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20%
1,418 residents
Lympne & Palmarsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,477 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,061 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
430 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Lympne & Palmarsh · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Folkestone and Hythe

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.