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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005141

Broadstairs South

Broadstairs South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,064 residents in Thanet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,064

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,230

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,652.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.9%

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.

Christchurch Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,470 residents · 62.0% owned · 21.6% no carWadebridge, Cornwall6,811 residents · 65.5% owned · 15.4% no carClevedon Central, North Somerset8,032 residents · 64.9% owned · 18.8% no carWarminster Central, Wiltshire6,117 residents · 64.7% owned · 21.9% no carWells Town, Mendip8,317 residents · 65.5% owned · 20.9% no carOld Town & Motcombe, Eastbourne8,200 residents · 65.7% owned · 27.6% no car

Most similar within Thanet

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Broadstairs North, Thanet7,557 residents · 78.0% owned · 18.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadstairs South

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
2,212 households
Private rented26.5%
856 households
Social rented3.9%
127 households
Shared ownership1.1%
35 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached31.6%
1,022 households
Semi-detached24.9%
806 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.1%
522 households
Terraced12.1%
391 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.5%
308 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.9%
125 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
53 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,400 households
No cars or vans in household24.7%
797 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
785 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
251 households
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms30.2%
977 households
3 bedrooms28.2%
913 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
907 households
1 bedroom13.5%
436 households
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
1,939 households
One-person household35.2%
1,141 households
Other household types4.9%
158 households
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,192 households
1 person in household35.3%
1,140 households
3 people in household13.3%
428 households
4 people in household10.2%
331 households
5 people in household3.3%
107 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,013 residents
15–2913%
918 residents
30–4415.2%
1,074 residents
45–6428.6%
2,020 residents
65 and over28.9%
2,040 residents
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.6%
6,545 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
200 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
163 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
83 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
74 residents
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.9%
2,085 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
951 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.9%
3,042 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.5%
2,840 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,464 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
3,221 residents
Good health34.8%
2,460 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,020 residents
Bad health4.1%
289 residents
Very bad health1.1%
75 residents
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
5,585 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,480 residents
Broadstairs South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.6%
1,539 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
410 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
15 households
Broadstairs South · 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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