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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005159

Tonbridge Higham Wood

Tonbridge Higham Wood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,729 residents in Tonbridge and Malling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,729

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,138

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,564.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.5%

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.

Kennington & Little Burton Farm, Ashford6,800 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.8% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carAllington, Maidstone9,752 residents · 85.9% owned · 11.3% no carJumpers Common & Fairmile, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,143 residents · 75.7% owned · 12.7% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carWickford West, Basildon7,576 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tonbridge Higham Wood

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

Tenure

Owned72%
2,259 households
Social rented20.9%
656 households
Private rented6%
188 households
Shared ownership1.1%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached53.3%
1,671 households
Detached33%
1,035 households
Terraced8.9%
280 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
125 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,234 households
2 cars or vans in household33.1%
1,037 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%
443 households
No cars or vans in household13.5%
422 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.8%
1,185 households
4 or more bedrooms31%
971 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
821 households
1 bedroom5%
158 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
2,214 households
One-person household25.4%
797 households
Other household types4%
124 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
1,094 households
1 person in household25.4%
797 households
3 people in household17%
534 households
4 people in household15.5%
487 households
5 people in household5.5%
174 households
6 people in household1.3%
41 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,381 residents
15–2914.1%
1,092 residents
30–4415.5%
1,197 residents
45–6427.4%
2,117 residents
65 and over25.1%
1,942 residents
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.6%
7,313 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
165 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
160 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
55 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
39 residents
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.5%
1,960 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,025 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.3%
1,014 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
721 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,433 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,694 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
905 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
733 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.3%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.7%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.4%
3,664 residents
Good health35.1%
2,712 residents
Fair health13%
1,004 residents
Bad health3.7%
283 residents
Very bad health0.9%
66 residents
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.6%
6,381 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.4%
1,347 residents
Tonbridge Higham Wood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.6%
1,525 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.1%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
399 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
75 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Tonbridge Higham Wood · 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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