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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005114

Lydd & Dungeness

Lydd & Dungeness is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,340 residents in Folkestone and Hythe. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,340

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,738

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

131.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.9%

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.

Long Sutton East & Sutton Bridge, South Holland9,986 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.2% no carSpilsby & Burgh le Marsh, East Lindsey8,174 residents · 68.6% owned · 13.9% no carAlford, Withern & Willoughby, East Lindsey8,841 residents · 70.5% owned · 11.4% no carRuskington North & Billinghay, North Kesteven8,496 residents · 65.9% owned · 11.4% no carLeverington, Gorefield & Tydd St Giles, Fenland6,808 residents · 78.1% owned · 9.7% no carHemsby & Ormesby, Great Yarmouth9,683 residents · 81.5% owned · 11.2% no car

Most similar within Folkestone and Hythe

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dymchurch, St Mary's Bay & Brookland, Folkestone and Hythe7,056 residents · 76.9% owned · 12.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lydd & Dungeness

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

Tenure

Owned73.5%
2,012 households
Private rented16.7%
458 households
Social rented9.1%
249 households
Shared ownership0.5%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.7%
1,058 households
Detached37.7%
1,032 households
Terraced15.2%
415 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.9%
107 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.5%
69 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
1,206 households
2 cars or vans in household30.2%
826 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.3%
365 households
No cars or vans in household12.4%
340 households
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.7%
1,387 households
2 bedrooms28.3%
775 households
4 or more bedrooms15.8%
432 households
1 bedroom5.2%
142 households
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
1,786 households
One-person household28.4%
778 households
Other household types6.3%
171 households
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.6%
1,111 households
1 person in household28.5%
779 households
3 people in household14.4%
393 households
4 people in household9.9%
271 households
5 people in household4%
109 households
6 people in household1.5%
42 households
7 people in household0.7%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
977 residents
15–2913.9%
880 residents
30–4414.3%
906 residents
45–6429.3%
1,857 residents
65 and over27.2%
1,724 residents
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.3%
6,233 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
31 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
4 residents
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.2%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.9%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
796 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%
736 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
394 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.8%
201 residents aged 16 and over
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
2,670 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.6%
2,570 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
51 residents aged 16 and over
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.9%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.9%
2,468 residents
Good health35.4%
2,247 residents
Fair health18.2%
1,157 residents
Bad health5.7%
363 residents
Very bad health1.7%
105 residents
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
4,763 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
1,577 residents
Lydd & Dungeness · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension41.3%
1,129 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36.6%
1,002 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
474 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
127 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Lydd & Dungeness · 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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