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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005111

Hythe

Hythe is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,185 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,185

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,686

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,505.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.5%

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.

Cromer, North Norfolk7,543 residents · 60.4% owned · 27.5% no carBurnham-on-Sea, Sedgemoor7,780 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.7% no carBrixham Town, Torbay9,473 residents · 70.0% owned · 22.2% no carDawlish South, Teignbridge6,673 residents · 62.8% owned · 25.5% no carShanklin Central & Lake, Isle of Wight8,712 residents · 61.2% owned · 30.3% no carSouth Hayling, Havant5,258 residents · 70.1% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hythe

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

Tenure

Owned62%
2,286 households
Private rented19.7%
726 households
Social rented16.8%
620 households
Shared ownership1.3%
48 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced27.2%
1,004 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.3%
896 households
Semi-detached22.7%
837 households
Detached16.1%
592 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
153 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.6%
95 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.8%
67 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
42 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.1%
1,701 households
No cars or vans in household26.6%
980 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
773 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
233 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms40.9%
1,507 households
3 bedrooms31.6%
1,165 households
1 bedroom15.7%
580 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
435 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.9%
2,026 households
One-person household41.9%
1,545 households
Other household types3.2%
118 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%
1,545 households
2 people in household37.7%
1,389 households
3 people in household10.4%
385 households
4 people in household6.5%
241 households
5 people in household2.7%
99 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1511.8%
849 residents
15–2911.2%
802 residents
30–4412.8%
918 residents
45–6428.5%
2,045 residents
65 and over35.8%
2,572 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.9%
6,885 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
117 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
105 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
29 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.5%
1,724 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,349 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
941 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.8%
3,380 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45.1%
2,830 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
69 residents aged 16 and over
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
771 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.1%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.9%
686 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.6%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.7%
2,713 residents
Good health35.4%
2,546 residents
Fair health18.5%
1,332 residents
Bad health6.4%
457 residents
Very bad health1.9%
139 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
5,291 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
1,894 residents
Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.5%
1,494 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,355 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.9%
661 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.3%
159 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Hythe · 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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