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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005162

Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green

Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,512 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,512

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,333

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

339.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Wroughton, Wichelstowe & Chiseldon, Swindon12,793 residents · 75.2% owned · 11.6% no carAndover West, Test Valley10,242 residents · 71.8% owned · 9.7% no carHalstead East & Colnes, Braintree9,494 residents · 75.1% owned · 10.6% no carHigham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire9,446 residents · 73.4% owned · 10.8% no carWembdon & Chilton Trinity, Sedgemoor9,577 residents · 76.2% owned · 10.2% no carYaxley & Farcet, Huntingdonshire11,199 residents · 72.6% owned · 11.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green

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

Tenure

Owned70.8%
3,068 households
Social rented14.3%
621 households
Private rented13.8%
600 households
Shared ownership1%
44 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.5%
1,797 households
Detached27.5%
1,189 households
Terraced19.1%
828 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
369 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1.7%
75 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
29 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
24 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
19 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,742 households
2 cars or vans in household33.5%
1,452 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
619 households
No cars or vans in household12%
519 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
2,021 households
4 or more bedrooms26.1%
1,130 households
2 bedrooms18.6%
807 households
1 bedroom8.6%
374 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.1%
3,034 households
One-person household25.4%
1,102 households
Other household types4.5%
195 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,579 households
1 person in household25.5%
1,103 households
3 people in household17.3%
749 households
4 people in household14.6%
634 households
5 people in household4.5%
194 households
6 people in household1.3%
55 households
7 people in household0.3%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%
1,772 residents
15–2916%
1,677 residents
30–4416.8%
1,767 residents
45–6428.8%
3,024 residents
65 and over21.6%
2,268 residents
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
10,040 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
200 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
167 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
44 residents
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
2,516 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.6%
1,514 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
983 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61%
5,256 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.5%
3,231 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,812 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
1,257 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
979 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.5%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
5,138 residents
Good health34.6%
3,633 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,317 residents
Bad health3.2%
333 residents
Very bad health0.9%
91 residents
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
8,835 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,677 residents
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.6%
2,237 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,439 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
535 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.7%
116 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Paddock Wood & Five Oak Green · 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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