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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005172

Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst

Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,262 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,262

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,273

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.9%

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.

Hever, Leigh & Penshurst, Sevenoaks7,072 residents · 71.4% owned · 5.9% no carFrant & Groombridge, Wealden6,405 residents · 80.1% owned · 5.3% no carHorsted Keynes, Ardingly & Sharpthorne, Mid Sussex6,889 residents · 76.4% owned · 6.6% no carAshwell, Weston & Barley, North Hertfordshire7,684 residents · 71.1% owned · 5.9% no carSutton Benger, Kington & Biddestone, Wiltshire7,282 residents · 77.9% owned · 5.0% no carNewport, Littlebury & Clavering, Uttlesford8,966 residents · 73.5% owned · 6.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst

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

Tenure

Owned73.4%
2,402 households
Private rented14.9%
487 households
Social rented11.4%
373 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached43.5%
1,424 households
Semi-detached33.7%
1,103 households
Terraced13.8%
450 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
132 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.8%
58 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
46 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
32 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
27 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.8%
1,337 households
1 car or van in household31%
1,014 households
3 or more cars or vans in household22.6%
739 households
No cars or vans in household5.6%
183 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.7%
1,399 households
3 bedrooms33.6%
1,101 households
2 bedrooms17.5%
572 households
1 bedroom6.1%
201 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%
2,347 households
One-person household23.5%
768 households
Other household types4.7%
155 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,195 households
1 person in household23.5%
768 households
4 people in household16.7%
546 households
3 people in household16.4%
535 households
5 people in household5.2%
170 households
6 people in household1.4%
45 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,523 residents
15–2913.7%
1,130 residents
30–4414.5%
1,197 residents
45–6432.3%
2,668 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,744 residents
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
8,017 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
120 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
68 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
27 residents
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.9%
2,910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
981 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.8%
780 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
253 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
3,994 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,557 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.5%
1,559 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.5%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.9%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.2%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
294 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.3%
4,652 residents
Good health30.6%
2,529 residents
Fair health10.4%
856 residents
Bad health2.2%
179 residents
Very bad health0.6%
49 residents
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87.3%
7,209 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act12.7%
1,053 residents
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
1,939 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.5%
967 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.4%
308 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Goudhurst, Horsmonden & Lamberhurst · 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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