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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005167

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,662 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,662

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,941

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

310.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.8%

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.

Backwell & Flax Bourton, North Somerset6,198 residents · 83.3% owned · 6.7% no carWheathampstead, St Albans6,716 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.1% no carChalfont St Giles, Seer Green & Jordans, Buckinghamshire8,006 residents · 81.5% owned · 6.4% no carGoring, Woodcote & Whitchurch, South Oxfordshire8,234 residents · 78.5% owned · 7.2% no carKnotty Green & Holmer Green, Buckinghamshire8,935 residents · 83.7% owned · 6.5% no carHagley, Bromsgrove7,314 residents · 84.9% owned · 7.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough

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

Tenure

Owned81.3%
2,391 households
Private rented11%
324 households
Social rented7%
207 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52%
1,530 households
Semi-detached27.5%
809 households
Terraced13.5%
397 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.5%
133 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
47 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.2%
1,181 households
1 car or van in household34.8%
1,022 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.9%
498 households
No cars or vans in household8.1%
239 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.3%
1,451 households
3 bedrooms30%
881 households
2 bedrooms15%
441 households
1 bedroom5.7%
168 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.7%
2,194 households
One-person household22%
646 households
Other household types3.4%
99 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,020 households
1 person in household21.9%
645 households
4 people in household18.9%
556 households
3 people in household17.4%
511 households
5 people in household5.8%
171 households
6 people in household0.9%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,518 residents
15–2912.2%
934 residents
30–4415.1%
1,157 residents
45–6429.4%
2,252 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,799 residents
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
7,238 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
192 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
170 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
19 residents
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.8%
2,879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
850 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.1%
606 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.6%
456 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
221 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
162 residents aged 16 and over
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58%
3,494 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,446 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.9%
1,560 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.3%
1,462 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.6%
819 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
282 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
266 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.6%
155 residents aged 16 and over
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.9%
4,360 residents
Good health30.7%
2,353 residents
Fair health9.4%
724 residents
Bad health2.2%
172 residents
Very bad health0.7%
55 residents
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.9%
6,659 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.1%
1,003 residents
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.8%
1,790 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
890 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.5%
220 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
39 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Langton Green, Speldhurst & Bidborough · 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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