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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006855

Canterbury Wincheap

Canterbury Wincheap is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,417 residents in Canterbury. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,417

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,552

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,616.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.6%

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.

Upper Horfield, Bristol, City of8,046 residents · 38.3% owned · 26.3% no carFishponds, Bristol, City of10,014 residents · 56.3% owned · 24.4% no carClifton North, York8,082 residents · 44.8% owned · 37.1% no carEast Barnwell & Abbey, Cambridge10,340 residents · 40.4% owned · 33.6% no carMincinglake & Beacon Heath, Exeter7,096 residents · 50.4% owned · 26.4% no carStirchley North & Selly Park, Birmingham7,828 residents · 54.3% owned · 29.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canterbury Wincheap

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

Tenure

Owned39.8%
1,016 households
Private rented35.5%
907 households
Social rented23.2%
592 households
Shared ownership1%
26 households
Lives rent free0.4%
11 households
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.8%
863 households
Terraced31%
792 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.5%
574 households
Detached8%
205 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.5%
63 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.8%
1,144 households
No cars or vans in household29.7%
758 households
2 cars or vans in household21%
536 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
115 households
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.1%
895 households
2 bedrooms32.8%
837 households
4 or more bedrooms17.4%
443 households
1 bedroom14.8%
377 households
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.1%
1,383 households
One-person household29.1%
743 households
Other household types16.8%
429 households
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.7%
808 households
1 person in household29.1%
743 households
3 people in household17.3%
441 households
4 people in household13.4%
343 households
5 people in household5.4%
137 households
6 people in household2.2%
57 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,094 residents
15–2930%
1,926 residents
30–4423.3%
1,497 residents
45–6419.2%
1,229 residents
65 and over10.5%
671 residents
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.3%
5,408 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.3%
340 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
257 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
217 residents
Other ethnic group3%
193 residents
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.6%
2,084 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.6%
1,084 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.7%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.4%
547 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.4%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
2,994 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.9%
1,942 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.2%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students18.1%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.2%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
464 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
240 residents aged 16 and over
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48%
3,078 residents
Good health34.1%
2,185 residents
Fair health12.8%
824 residents
Bad health3.9%
251 residents
Very bad health1.2%
79 residents
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
5,152 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,263 residents
Canterbury Wincheap · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.1%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
855 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
379 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
133 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
9 households
Canterbury Wincheap · 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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