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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005145

Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade

Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,055 residents in Thanet. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,055

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,472

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

138.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.6%

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.

Heathfield & Liverton, Teignbridge6,721 residents · 75.1% owned · 8.9% no carHutton, Locking & Banwell, North Somerset10,810 residents · 81.3% owned · 8.9% no carRufford & Banks, West Lancashire7,972 residents · 79.7% owned · 9.4% no carYalding & Farleigh, Maidstone6,970 residents · 78.2% owned · 9.5% no carSt Columb Major & St Mawgan, Cornwall10,828 residents · 67.0% owned · 9.5% no carRettendon & Runwell, Chelmsford6,508 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
2,566 households
Private rented15.9%
552 households
Social rented9.2%
321 households
Shared ownership1%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached35.9%
1,246 households
Detached28.9%
1,003 households
Terraced17.8%
617 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure9.5%
331 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
192 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.8%
1,417 households
2 cars or vans in household33.2%
1,153 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%
510 households
No cars or vans in household11.3%
392 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
1,356 households
2 bedrooms33.2%
1,154 households
4 or more bedrooms20.6%
714 households
1 bedroom7.1%
247 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
2,336 households
One-person household27.3%
947 households
Other household types5.5%
190 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.6%
1,412 households
1 person in household27.2%
947 households
3 people in household14.4%
500 households
4 people in household11.6%
403 households
5 people in household4.2%
147 households
6 people in household1.5%
52 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.8%
1,270 residents
15–2913.8%
1,114 residents
30–4416.5%
1,331 residents
45–6428.9%
2,331 residents
65 and over25%
2,012 residents
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
7,728 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
124 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
111 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
59 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
30 residents
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.6%
1,717 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19%
1,272 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,841 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,765 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,418 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.1%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.9%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.6%
710 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
369 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,555 residents
Good health35.8%
2,883 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,141 residents
Bad health4.5%
361 residents
Very bad health1.4%
114 residents
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
6,496 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,559 residents
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.4%
1,647 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,205 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15%
522 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
91 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Minster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade · 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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