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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005138

Westgate

Westgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,047 residents in Thanet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,047

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,176

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,427

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Babbacombe & Plainmoor, Torbay5,758 residents · 64.2% owned · 27.1% no carSt Marychurch & Maidencombe, Torbay5,877 residents · 63.6% owned · 26.0% no carWest St Leonards, Hastings10,709 residents · 67.2% owned · 18.3% no carWeston Clarence, North Somerset6,127 residents · 61.8% owned · 24.2% no carFalsgrave, Scarborough9,199 residents · 61.0% owned · 29.6% no carSandown & Brading, Isle of Wight9,301 residents · 63.7% owned · 21.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westgate

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

Tenure

Owned61.6%
2,571 households
Private rented27%
1,127 households
Social rented11%
459 households
Shared ownership0.5%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced26.6%
1,112 households
Semi-detached24.7%
1,031 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.8%
910 households
Detached11.7%
489 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits10.8%
449 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3%
126 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
12 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.1%
2,007 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
943 households
2 cars or vans in household21.7%
908 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%
318 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.4%
1,520 households
3 bedrooms31.5%
1,314 households
1 bedroom19.2%
802 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
540 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58%
2,424 households
One-person household37.4%
1,562 households
Other household types4.6%
193 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.4%
1,562 households
2 people in household35%
1,462 households
3 people in household13%
541 households
4 people in household10%
417 households
5 people in household3.3%
137 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515%
1,358 residents
15–2915%
1,355 residents
30–4416.5%
1,495 residents
45–6426.5%
2,399 residents
65 and over27%
2,441 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
8,605 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
205 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
122 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
53 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
1,910 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.9%
1,660 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.8%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
857 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
250 residents aged 16 and over
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.5%
3,984 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
3,515 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,606 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
963 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.7%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
318 residents aged 16 and over
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.3%
3,555 residents
Good health36.1%
3,264 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,468 residents
Bad health6%
540 residents
Very bad health2.4%
220 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
6,825 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
2,222 residents
Westgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
1,716 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,530 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
740 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Westgate · 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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