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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005150

Snodland

Snodland is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,829 residents in Tonbridge and Malling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,829

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,939

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,344.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.2%

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.

St Neots Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire10,541 residents · 65.2% owned · 15.6% no carBiggleswade West, Central Bedfordshire11,314 residents · 64.0% owned · 16.9% no carBoyatt Wood, Eastleigh9,045 residents · 65.5% owned · 16.0% no carHoughton Regis South, Central Bedfordshire10,056 residents · 65.3% owned · 14.4% no carSileby, Charnwood8,418 residents · 72.3% owned · 11.9% no carNorth Witham, Braintree9,767 residents · 69.3% owned · 16.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Snodland

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

Tenure

Owned63.9%
3,157 households
Social rented19.2%
949 households
Private rented14.5%
714 households
Shared ownership2.4%
118 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.6%
1,906 households
Terraced35.7%
1,766 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.1%
699 households
Detached9.2%
454 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
47 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
38 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
24 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
6 households
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
2,111 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
1,685 households
No cars or vans in household13.5%
669 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%
475 households
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.2%
2,184 households
2 bedrooms29.1%
1,438 households
4 or more bedrooms14.6%
719 households
1 bedroom12.1%
599 households
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
3,290 households
One-person household28.9%
1,428 households
Other household types4.5%
224 households
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,661 households
1 person in household28.9%
1,428 households
3 people in household17.2%
849 households
4 people in household13.5%
669 households
5 people in household4.9%
241 households
6 people in household1.3%
65 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
2,355 residents
15–2916.6%
1,963 residents
30–4422.1%
2,619 residents
45–6425.8%
3,050 residents
65 and over15.6%
1,843 residents
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
11,175 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
238 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
194 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
167 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
56 residents
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.2%
2,073 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.4%
1,811 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,792 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
577 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.4%
6,108 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.5%
3,133 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
1,397 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,317 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,143 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
975 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.1%
661 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
348 residents aged 16 and over
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
5,568 residents
Good health35.4%
4,189 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,502 residents
Bad health3.8%
454 residents
Very bad health1%
116 residents
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.7%
9,783 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.3%
2,048 residents
Snodland · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
2,404 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,638 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.2%
701 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
188 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Snodland · 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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