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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005161

Tonbridge South & Haysden

Tonbridge South & Haysden is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,602 residents in Tonbridge and Malling. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,602

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,504

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,689.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.3%

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.

Chelmer Village, Chelmsford9,348 residents · 66.7% owned · 13.1% no carHitchin Walsworth, North Hertfordshire7,707 residents · 63.6% owned · 14.9% no carMiddlemoor & Sowton, Exeter12,769 residents · 69.9% owned · 12.3% no carSpringfield North, Chelmsford9,998 residents · 75.0% owned · 12.4% no carEarlswood & Whitebushes, Reigate and Banstead9,327 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.6% no carKnaphill, Woking8,342 residents · 69.0% owned · 11.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tonbridge South & Haysden

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

Tenure

Owned64.1%
2,245 households
Private rented19.3%
678 households
Social rented14.6%
512 households
Shared ownership1.9%
68 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.1%
1,580 households
Terraced23.1%
808 households
Detached15.3%
536 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
458 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.4%
85 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.5%
1,700 households
2 cars or vans in household27.5%
965 households
No cars or vans in household16.5%
577 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
262 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.7%
1,392 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
903 households
4 or more bedrooms23.6%
826 households
1 bedroom10.9%
383 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,405 households
One-person household26.7%
935 households
Other household types4.7%
163 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,118 households
1 person in household26.7%
935 households
3 people in household19.2%
672 households
4 people in household17.2%
601 households
5 people in household4.1%
142 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519%
1,637 residents
15–2916%
1,373 residents
30–4423.2%
1,998 residents
45–6427.9%
2,404 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,190 residents
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.1%
7,659 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.4%
554 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
223 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
93 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
70 residents
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.3%
2,827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.9%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
309 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)69%
4,725 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive29.2%
1,999 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.4%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
665 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.6%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
357 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
4,578 residents
Good health33%
2,839 residents
Fair health10.6%
914 residents
Bad health2.6%
220 residents
Very bad health0.6%
51 residents
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
7,429 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,172 residents
Tonbridge South & Haysden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.9%
2,028 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
1,030 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.8%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
63 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Tonbridge South & Haysden · 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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