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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005174

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,576 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,576

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,077

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

134.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.0%

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.

Robertsbridge, Hurst Green & Ticehurst, Rother9,283 residents · 75.3% owned · 7.9% no carCheddar & Axbridge, Sedgemoor9,365 residents · 74.7% owned · 10.7% no carHenfield & Small Dole, Horsham8,956 residents · 69.2% owned · 11.0% no carDraycott, Westbury & Wookey, Mendip8,473 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.3% no carOttery St Mary & West Hill, East Devon9,495 residents · 75.7% owned · 10.6% no carFramlingham & Hacheston, East Suffolk10,053 residents · 71.2% owned · 8.3% no car

Most similar within Tunbridge Wells

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst, Tunbridge Wells8,719 residents · 69.4% owned · 10.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden

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

Tenure

Owned66.2%
2,037 households
Social rented17.2%
529 households
Private rented15.1%
466 households
Shared ownership1.5%
45 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached36.6%
1,125 households
Semi-detached33.8%
1,040 households
Terraced18.9%
582 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.4%
197 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
44 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
16 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.6%
1,156 households
2 cars or vans in household33.4%
1,028 households
3 or more cars or vans in household17.6%
541 households
No cars or vans in household11.5%
353 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.4%
1,119 households
4 or more bedrooms33%
1,016 households
2 bedrooms23.3%
718 households
1 bedroom7.3%
224 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,050 households
One-person household28.2%
868 households
Other household types5.1%
158 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,146 households
1 person in household28.2%
868 households
3 people in household14.5%
446 households
4 people in household13%
400 households
5 people in household5.1%
158 households
6 people in household1.5%
45 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,400 residents
15–2914.4%
1,088 residents
30–4413.8%
1,047 residents
45–6429.1%
2,204 residents
65 and over24.2%
1,837 residents
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.5%
7,234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
149 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
105 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
48 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37%
2,244 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
948 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.3%
925 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
530 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.3%
3,290 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.3%
2,682 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
86 residents aged 16 and over
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15.8%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
660 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
354 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50%
3,787 residents
Good health33.7%
2,552 residents
Fair health12.1%
919 residents
Bad health3.2%
244 residents
Very bad health1%
74 residents
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
6,326 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,250 residents
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.9%
1,660 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
979 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
365 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
66 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden · 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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