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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005151

Larkfield & New Hythe

Larkfield & New Hythe is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,716 residents in Tonbridge and Malling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

12,716

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,149

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,764.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.2%

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.

Bishopstoke, Eastleigh8,750 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.8% no carLoose & Coxheath, Maidstone7,849 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carHighfield & Willesborough, Ashford9,563 residents · 74.4% owned · 14.3% no carTadley West, Basingstoke and Deane7,725 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.3% no carWainscott & City Estate, Medway7,079 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carHeybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no car

Most similar within Tonbridge and Malling

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ditton, Tonbridge and Malling9,442 residents · 67.5% owned · 14.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Larkfield & New Hythe

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

Tenure

Owned73.3%
3,774 households
Social rented15.4%
795 households
Private rented9.5%
489 households
Shared ownership1.8%
91 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.4%
1,924 households
Terraced31.1%
1,602 households
Detached22.5%
1,158 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
410 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
30 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.3%
1,869 households
2 cars or vans in household36.2%
1,866 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.9%
769 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
644 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.5%
2,600 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
1,196 households
2 bedrooms20.4%
1,051 households
1 bedroom5.8%
301 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.3%
3,669 households
One-person household24.3%
1,250 households
Other household types4.4%
229 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.5%
1,828 households
1 person in household24.3%
1,250 households
3 people in household17.3%
891 households
4 people in household17%
874 households
5 people in household4.4%
226 households
6 people in household1.1%
58 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
2,379 residents
15–2915.6%
1,984 residents
30–4418.6%
2,371 residents
45–6427.1%
3,444 residents
65 and over20%
2,541 residents
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
12,174 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
206 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
189 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
95 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
52 residents
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.2%
2,569 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,891 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,797 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,713 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
1,237 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
678 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.6%
6,374 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.9%
3,662 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
2,245 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.9%
1,513 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,263 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.6%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
451 residents aged 16 and over
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.1%
6,242 residents
Good health34.9%
4,438 residents
Fair health11.6%
1,478 residents
Bad health3.4%
429 residents
Very bad health1%
130 residents
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
10,670 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
2,046 residents
Larkfield & New Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52%
2,675 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,700 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Larkfield & New Hythe · 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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