Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005173

Tunbridge Wells South

Tunbridge Wells South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,430 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,430

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,696

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,097.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

55.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tunbridge Wells South

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

Tenure

Owned72.3%

2,673 households

Private rented21.3%

787 households

Social rented5.9%

219 households

Shared ownership0.4%

16 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.6%

1,352 households

Semi-detached16.9%

624 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.5%

573 households

Terraced13.9%

513 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits13.3%

492 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%

71 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%

69 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.3%

1,786 households

2 cars or vans in household28.1%

1,040 households

No cars or vans in household14%

519 households

3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%

351 households

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms38.7%

1,431 households

2 bedrooms24.2%

896 households

3 bedrooms23.1%

852 households

1 bedroom14%

516 households

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.5%

2,387 households

One-person household31.4%

1,162 households

Other household types4.1%

150 households

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.1%

1,333 households

1 person in household31.4%

1,161 households

4 people in household14.7%

542 households

3 people in household13.2%

489 households

5 people in household3.7%

137 households

6 people in household0.8%

28 households

7 people in household0.2%

7 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%

1,456 residents

15–2913.2%

1,113 residents

30–4418.3%

1,542 residents

45–6429.4%

2,481 residents

65 and over21.8%

1,838 residents

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.6%

7,718 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%

300 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%

268 residents

Other ethnic group1.1%

93 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%

48 residents

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above55%

3,772 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14%

959 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications12%

824 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications7.6%

523 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%

412 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship3.1%

210 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.4%

162 residents aged 16 and over

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.4%

4,147 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.7%

2,654 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student0.9%

60 residents aged 16 and over

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations28.2%

1,936 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.9%

1,844 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%

817 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%

761 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations6.4%

437 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations4.6%

315 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

301 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.8%

263 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.7%

188 residents aged 16 and over

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.4%

4,753 residents

Good health31.9%

2,688 residents

Fair health9.2%

778 residents

Bad health1.9%

161 residents

Very bad health0.6%

50 residents

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act88.4%

7,456 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act11.6%

974 residents

Tunbridge Wells South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension64.5%

2,383 households

Household is deprived in one dimension27.4%

1,013 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions7%

257 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.1%

39 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Tunbridge Wells South · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02005173

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Tunbridge Wells South

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

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Life in Tunbridge Wells South

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.