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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005132

Cliftonville West

Cliftonville West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,633 residents in Thanet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,633

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,957

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,132.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

49.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Torquay Central, Torbay7,758 residents · 35.6% owned · 44.7% no carFolkestone Harbour, Folkestone and Hythe6,544 residents · 27.1% owned · 50.3% no carPier, Eastbourne8,424 residents · 27.2% owned · 48.6% no carWeston Town, North Somerset10,670 residents · 45.1% owned · 37.2% no carSkegness Town, East Lindsey6,244 residents · 39.5% owned · 40.4% no carYarmouth Parade, Great Yarmouth9,342 residents · 25.9% owned · 53.6% no car

Most similar within Thanet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ramsgate Harbour, Thanet8,706 residents · 38.7% owned · 44.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cliftonville West

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

Tenure

Private rented57.1%
2,831 households
Owned29%
1,438 households
Social rented13.4%
664 households
Shared ownership0.4%
20 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement46.3%
2,293 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21.3%
1,054 households
Terraced12.6%
623 households
Semi-detached7.3%
362 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse4.9%
242 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop4.3%
215 households
Detached3.3%
164 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household49.5%
2,450 households
1 car or van in household38.4%
1,900 households
2 cars or vans in household9.2%
458 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.9%
146 households
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.9%
2,123 households
1 bedroom32.8%
1,627 households
4 or more bedrooms12.4%
612 households
3 bedrooms11.9%
592 households
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household48.4%
2,399 households
One-person household43.9%
2,177 households
Other household types7.6%
379 households
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household43.9%
2,177 households
2 people in household27.9%
1,381 households
3 people in household13.5%
667 households
4 people in household8.9%
443 households
5 people in household3.6%
178 households
6 people in household1.3%
64 households
7 people in household0.6%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.5%
2,179 residents
15–2918.5%
1,972 residents
30–4423.2%
2,462 residents
45–6423.2%
2,469 residents
65 and over14.6%
1,550 residents
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.9%
9,027 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
452 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
432 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%
376 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
341 residents
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
2,270 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.9%
2,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.7%
1,059 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
1,051 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
4,583 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44%
3,670 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
92 residents aged 16 and over
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.9%
1,490 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,330 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.7%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations6.8%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
4,383 residents
Good health33.3%
3,540 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,749 residents
Bad health7.1%
760 residents
Very bad health1.9%
202 residents
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.2%
7,895 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.8%
2,738 residents
Cliftonville West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,733 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension31.3%
1,550 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.9%
1,132 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.4%
468 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.4%
70 households
Cliftonville West · 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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