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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005135

Salmestone

Salmestone is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,882 residents in Thanet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,882

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,195

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,549.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.5%

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.

Ore, Hastings7,137 residents · 62.4% owned · 22.2% no carRose Hill & Burnley Wood, Burnley10,746 residents · 64.7% owned · 27.8% no carSilverhill, Hastings8,796 residents · 63.8% owned · 24.1% no carKingston & Southwick, Adur10,534 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.6% no carCastleton & Trub, Rochdale10,458 residents · 62.3% owned · 26.4% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no car

Most similar within Thanet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dumpton, Thanet8,206 residents · 66.3% owned · 21.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Salmestone

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

Tenure

Owned57.7%
1,845 households
Private rented29.4%
939 households
Social rented12.6%
401 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.2%
1,285 households
Semi-detached33.7%
1,077 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.8%
376 households
Detached8.6%
274 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.9%
156 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,461 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
817 households
2 cars or vans in household21.9%
701 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%
217 households
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.6%
1,329 households
2 bedrooms33.6%
1,073 households
4 or more bedrooms14.3%
457 households
1 bedroom10.5%
336 households
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.4%
2,023 households
One-person household28.5%
909 households
Other household types8.2%
261 households
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.1%
1,058 households
1 person in household28.4%
909 households
3 people in household17.3%
553 households
4 people in household13.3%
426 households
5 people in household5.3%
170 households
6 people in household1.7%
55 households
7 people in household0.5%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,566 residents
15–2917.2%
1,354 residents
30–4421.5%
1,692 residents
45–6424.2%
1,910 residents
65 and over17.2%
1,358 residents
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.7%
7,145 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.1%
246 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
232 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
135 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
122 residents
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.5%
1,589 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.7%
1,354 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,088 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
931 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
756 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.8%
2,479 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.1%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
749 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
3,469 residents
Good health33.4%
2,629 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,201 residents
Bad health5.9%
463 residents
Very bad health1.5%
120 residents
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.1%
6,080 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.9%
1,802 residents
Salmestone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
1,287 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
627 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Salmestone · 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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