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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007047

Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights

Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,844 residents in Ashford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,844

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,364

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,270.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.8%

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.

Hargate & Orton Longueville, Peterborough10,901 residents · 63.1% owned · 15.4% no carTown Centre, Overdale & Dawley Bank, Telford and Wrekin8,359 residents · 63.7% owned · 12.3% no carRobin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane, Leeds10,189 residents · 71.0% owned · 13.2% no carBanbury Hardwick, Cherwell8,840 residents · 61.3% owned · 13.0% no carLeighton Buzzard South East, Central Bedfordshire13,726 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.8% no carWinklebury & Rooksdown, Basingstoke and Deane11,374 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no car

Most similar within Ashford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Park Farm, Ashford11,801 residents · 64.9% owned · 12.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights

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

Tenure

Owned66.8%
2,247 households
Private rented22.8%
768 households
Social rented8.4%
281 households
Shared ownership2%
68 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.1%
1,014 households
Detached26.3%
884 households
Terraced23%
776 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.8%
634 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
33 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,517 households
2 cars or vans in household32.9%
1,107 households
No cars or vans in household11.8%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
346 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.5%
1,297 households
4 or more bedrooms27.6%
928 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
853 households
1 bedroom8.6%
290 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.4%
2,335 households
One-person household22.8%
769 households
Other household types7.8%
262 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.2%
1,016 households
1 person in household22.8%
768 households
3 people in household20.2%
679 households
4 people in household18.7%
628 households
5 people in household5.6%
190 households
6 people in household2%
66 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
1,902 residents
15–2919.2%
1,701 residents
30–4424.7%
2,185 residents
45–6424.1%
2,129 residents
65 and over10.5%
926 residents
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.1%
6,910 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11%
977 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
432 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
277 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
248 residents
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.8%
2,309 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,305 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.7%
871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
786 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
330 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)71.3%
4,874 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.3%
1,795 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,565 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
926 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
894 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.3%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
636 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.8%
4,763 residents
Good health33.4%
2,951 residents
Fair health9.9%
878 residents
Bad health2.3%
203 residents
Very bad health0.6%
52 residents
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
7,675 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,169 residents
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.3%
1,929 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.6%
1,065 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.9%
299 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2%
68 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Godinton, Repton & Orchard Heights · 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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