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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005149

Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill

Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,104 residents in Tonbridge and Malling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,104

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,946

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

477.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.3%

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.

Arlesey & Henlow, Central Bedfordshire12,185 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.4% no carCuxton & Halling, Medway6,602 residents · 81.5% owned · 9.5% no carTongham, Guildford7,211 residents · 78.5% owned · 8.0% no carTowcester East & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire10,048 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.8% no carWhetstone, Blaby7,620 residents · 77.4% owned · 11.3% no carLowford, Eastleigh9,670 residents · 65.3% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill

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

Tenure

Owned78.4%
3,877 households
Private rented10.1%
501 households
Social rented8.8%
434 households
Shared ownership2.6%
131 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34%
1,679 households
Detached28.7%
1,417 households
Terraced28.4%
1,402 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
373 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.3%
1,946 households
1 car or van in household37.1%
1,834 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.4%
810 households
No cars or vans in household7.2%
358 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,901 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
1,425 households
4 or more bedrooms26.9%
1,329 households
1 bedroom5.8%
287 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%
3,542 households
One-person household23.8%
1,176 households
Other household types4.6%
227 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.1%
1,833 households
1 person in household23.8%
1,177 households
3 people in household18.6%
921 households
4 people in household15.1%
745 households
5 people in household4.4%
218 households
6 people in household0.8%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
2,168 residents
15–2917.2%
2,084 residents
30–4420.2%
2,445 residents
45–6427.6%
3,341 residents
65 and over17%
2,063 residents
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.4%
11,302 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
288 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
269 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
196 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
47 residents
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.3%
2,878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.7%
1,929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,594 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.3%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.2%
6,587 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.4%
3,084 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
2,331 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
1,453 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.9%
969 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
966 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
555 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
453 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
6,162 residents
Good health33.7%
4,084 residents
Fair health11.7%
1,415 residents
Bad health2.8%
335 residents
Very bad health0.9%
108 residents
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
10,336 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,768 residents
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.2%
2,730 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,588 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.7%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
94 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill · 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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