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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005129

Faversham East

Faversham East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,463 residents in Swale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,463

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,095

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,242.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Elland, Calderdale10,303 residents · 57.8% owned · 26.1% no carRipon South & East, Harrogate10,336 residents · 64.9% owned · 19.8% no carTyldesley North, Wigan8,192 residents · 62.6% owned · 22.0% no carMilnrow West, Rochdale6,338 residents · 63.5% owned · 23.7% no carCrediton, Mid Devon8,077 residents · 62.3% owned · 19.8% no carChorley Town & South, Chorley9,678 residents · 62.2% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Faversham East

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
3,175 households
Private rented19.5%
992 households
Social rented16.7%
849 households
Shared ownership1.5%
78 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced46%
2,342 households
Semi-detached23.4%
1,194 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.9%
706 households
Detached10.3%
525 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.3%
116 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
99 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
91 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
22 households
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.3%
2,361 households
No cars or vans in household23.4%
1,194 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
1,192 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
347 households
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.5%
2,064 households
2 bedrooms33.7%
1,717 households
4 or more bedrooms13.5%
688 households
1 bedroom12.3%
625 households
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
3,157 households
One-person household32.7%
1,662 households
Other household types5.3%
270 households
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,816 households
1 person in household32.6%
1,662 households
3 people in household14.8%
752 households
4 people in household11.5%
584 households
5 people in household3.9%
200 households
6 people in household1.1%
58 households
7 people in household0.3%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,898 residents
15–2915.8%
1,809 residents
30–4419.5%
2,238 residents
45–6426%
2,986 residents
65 and over22.1%
2,533 residents
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
10,951 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
239 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
117 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
90 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
69 residents
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
2,979 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,872 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,484 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
241 residents aged 16 and over
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
5,457 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
3,864 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
2,030 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
1,280 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
5,225 residents
Good health33.9%
3,883 residents
Fair health14.8%
1,699 residents
Bad health4.4%
508 residents
Very bad health1.3%
148 residents
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
9,092 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
2,371 residents
Faversham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.3%
2,357 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.5%
1,757 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
763 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
206 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
11 households
Faversham 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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