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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005171

Ramslye & Rusthall

Ramslye & Rusthall is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,200 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,200

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,688

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,577

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.1%

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.

Kingston & Southwick, Adur10,534 residents · 57.0% owned · 24.6% no carHenbury & Brentry, Bristol, City of12,095 residents · 51.5% owned · 23.7% no carOld Heath & Rowhedge, Colchester9,445 residents · 59.8% owned · 21.1% no carEast Worthing, Worthing7,811 residents · 61.5% owned · 25.8% no carLeighton Buzzard Central, Central Bedfordshire9,584 residents · 56.3% owned · 22.3% no carShoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea11,676 residents · 56.8% owned · 21.9% no car

Most similar within Tunbridge Wells

The closest matches in the same local authority.

High Brooms & Sherwood, Tunbridge Wells6,913 residents · 46.3% owned · 23.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ramslye & Rusthall

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

Tenure

Owned50%
1,345 households
Social rented32.1%
864 households
Private rented16.8%
451 households
Shared ownership1%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached28.1%
754 households
Terraced27.6%
741 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.2%
703 households
Detached11.3%
303 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.7%
154 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.8%
1,231 households
2 cars or vans in household24.1%
647 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
608 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
202 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.5%
981 households
3 bedrooms31.8%
855 households
4 or more bedrooms15.9%
428 households
1 bedroom15.8%
424 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62%
1,666 households
One-person household33%
887 households
Other household types5%
135 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.9%
885 households
2 people in household31.4%
845 households
3 people in household16.6%
446 households
4 people in household13.1%
353 households
5 people in household4.7%
126 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,200 residents
15–2915.7%
971 residents
30–4421.1%
1,310 residents
45–6426.2%
1,626 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,092 residents
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.9%
5,571 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
255 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
162 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
122 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
90 residents
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.1%
1,628 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
949 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.9%
731 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
727 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
248 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
2,967 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
1,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%
953 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
599 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
257 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.5%
2,944 residents
Good health33.7%
2,090 residents
Fair health12.6%
784 residents
Bad health4.6%
288 residents
Very bad health1.5%
94 residents
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81%
5,020 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19%
1,180 residents
Ramslye & Rusthall · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.3%
1,190 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
914 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
466 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Ramslye & Rusthall · 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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