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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005142

Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone

Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,295 residents in Thanet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,295

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,186

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,378.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe, Canterbury8,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 17.1% no carClacton Bocking's Elm, Tendring9,038 residents · 74.7% owned · 15.7% no carHigher Brixham, Torbay7,358 residents · 72.4% owned · 18.6% no carWalmer, Dover7,716 residents · 64.4% owned · 23.8% no carMid Worle, North Somerset8,660 residents · 72.2% owned · 21.1% no carRyde West & Havenstreet, Isle of Wight7,693 residents · 71.1% owned · 20.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone

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

Tenure

Owned74.3%
2,368 households
Private rented14.4%
460 households
Social rented10.9%
346 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.1%
1,597 households
Detached28.9%
921 households
Terraced12%
381 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
237 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,417 households
2 cars or vans in household26.1%
833 households
No cars or vans in household20.1%
640 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.3%
297 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.4%
1,446 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,023 households
4 or more bedrooms15.4%
492 households
1 bedroom7.1%
226 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,068 households
One-person household29.7%
948 households
Other household types5.4%
172 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
1,216 households
1 person in household29.7%
948 households
3 people in household14.7%
469 households
4 people in household11.2%
358 households
5 people in household4.2%
134 households
6 people in household1.5%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,076 residents
15–2914.2%
1,037 residents
30–4415.8%
1,149 residents
45–6426.4%
1,929 residents
65 and over28.8%
2,103 residents
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.3%
6,810 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
267 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
114 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
84 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
22 residents
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.4%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,002 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
913 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
777 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
215 residents aged 16 and over
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50%
3,064 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.5%
2,974 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.3%
1,126 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.5%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
762 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.1%
2,926 residents
Good health35.6%
2,594 residents
Fair health16.5%
1,201 residents
Bad health5.8%
422 residents
Very bad health2.1%
152 residents
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
5,567 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
1,728 residents
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
1,256 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
628 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Westwood, Northwood & Bromstone · 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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