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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005168

Tunbridge Wells West

Tunbridge Wells West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,572 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,572

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,191

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,816.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.4%

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.

Hampton Hill, Richmond upon Thames7,022 residents · 70.0% owned · 20.5% no carHitchin Highbury, North Hertfordshire7,868 residents · 74.3% owned · 14.3% no carReigate Central & Redhill Common, Reigate and Banstead8,378 residents · 69.6% owned · 13.6% no carHeaton Moor, Stockport6,376 residents · 76.9% owned · 13.1% no carGodalming North, Waverley8,435 residents · 65.9% owned · 12.9% no carHampton Village, Richmond upon Thames10,299 residents · 69.3% owned · 17.7% no car

Most similar within Tunbridge Wells

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tunbridge Wells South, Tunbridge Wells8,430 residents · 72.3% owned · 14.0% no carFerndale & Hawkenbury, Tunbridge Wells9,847 residents · 67.0% owned · 17.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tunbridge Wells West

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

Tenure

Owned71%
2,265 households
Private rented22.8%
728 households
Social rented4.6%
147 households
Shared ownership1.6%
50 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.5%
974 households
Detached22.9%
730 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.5%
686 households
Terraced11.3%
361 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.1%
354 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
55 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49.9%
1,594 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
829 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
529 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
241 households
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms31.7%
1,011 households
3 bedrooms26.2%
836 households
2 bedrooms25.7%
821 households
1 bedroom16.4%
522 households
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,051 households
One-person household31.8%
1,015 households
Other household types4%
128 households
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32%
1,021 households
1 person in household31.8%
1,016 households
4 people in household16.2%
517 households
3 people in household14.8%
471 households
5 people in household4.1%
130 households
6 people in household0.9%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,471 residents
15–2913.8%
1,042 residents
30–4419.5%
1,476 residents
45–6429.2%
2,214 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,372 residents
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
6,828 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
345 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
266 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
59 residents
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.4%
3,203 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
736 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.3%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%
368 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
3,854 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,063 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
82 residents aged 16 and over
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.3%
1,640 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,531 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
689 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5%
302 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.9%
232 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.2%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.9%
4,383 residents
Good health29.7%
2,252 residents
Fair health9.4%
711 residents
Bad health2.3%
171 residents
Very bad health0.7%
55 residents
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
6,585 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
987 residents
Tunbridge Wells West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension62.9%
2,005 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.2%
898 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.2%
230 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
52 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Tunbridge Wells West · 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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