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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005175

Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst

Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,719 residents in Tunbridge Wells. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,719

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,495

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

122.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.5%

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 carUffculme & Hemyock, Mid Devon6,780 residents · 70.3% owned · 9.2% no carDraycott, Westbury & Wookey, Mendip8,473 residents · 76.2% owned · 8.3% no carBroad Oak & Horam, Wealden7,323 residents · 80.1% owned · 7.2% no carBradninch, Silverton & Thorverton, Mid Devon8,523 residents · 72.9% owned · 8.9% no carCheddar & Axbridge, Sedgemoor9,365 residents · 74.7% owned · 10.7% no car

Most similar within Tunbridge Wells

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden, Tunbridge Wells7,576 residents · 66.2% owned · 11.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst

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

Tenure

Owned69.4%
2,427 households
Private rented14.8%
517 households
Social rented14.8%
516 households
Shared ownership1%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached39.3%
1,374 households
Semi-detached32.7%
1,141 households
Terraced15.8%
550 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8%
279 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%
58 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
49 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
16 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.3%
1,269 households
1 car or van in household34.7%
1,213 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
638 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
373 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms34%
1,188 households
4 or more bedrooms31.1%
1,087 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
871 households
1 bedroom9.9%
347 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.1%
2,377 households
One-person household28.3%
989 households
Other household types3.6%
126 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,300 households
1 person in household28.3%
989 households
3 people in household15%
525 households
4 people in household13.7%
480 households
5 people in household4.2%
146 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
1,582 residents
15–2915.3%
1,338 residents
30–4414%
1,221 residents
45–6429.1%
2,540 residents
65 and over23.4%
2,038 residents
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
8,407 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
111 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
42 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
37 residents
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.5%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.4%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
607 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.4%
3,919 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,976 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student0.8%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers17.4%
1,211 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%
1,132 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.3%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.3%
4,559 residents
Good health32.2%
2,809 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,004 residents
Bad health3.1%
269 residents
Very bad health0.9%
79 residents
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
7,322 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
1,397 residents
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.2%
1,857 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,178 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
393 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Hawkhurst, Benenden & Sandhurst · 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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