If you are thinking of moving to Barden Park or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Barden Park to figures for Kent and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Barden Park is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Barden Park Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Barden Park has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
| Grade | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 27.80% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 32.63% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 21.30% | 20.64% |
| DE | 18.27% | 25.49% |
Barden Park Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Barden Park as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Barden Park is also older than the average, making Barden Park a older persons location.
| Age | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 6.2% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 6.8% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 4.8% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 20.6% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 20.6% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 6.3% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 2% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 39.8 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 41 | 39 |
Barden Park Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Barden Park are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Barden Park has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 93.1% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 2% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 4.3% | 9.4% |
Barden Park Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Barden Park and are from the UK Census of 2011.
| Qualification | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 20% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 15% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 17.7% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 12.2% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 27.1% | 27.4% |
| Other | 4% | 5.7% |
Barden Park Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Barden Park has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Barden Park is a relatively affluent area.
| Tenure | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 32.6% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 38.6% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 1.9% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 14.2% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 9% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1.1% | 1.3% |
Barden Park Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Barden Park is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.
These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Barden Park are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Barden Park is both lower than the average for Kent and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Barden Park than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
| Benefit | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 9.2% | 12.6% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Barden Park General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Barden Park. The percentage of residents in Barden Park rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Barden Park rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Barden Park is generally better than in the average person in England.
| Health | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 49.92% | 47.17% |
| Good | 34.33% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 11.81% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.09% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 0.86% | 1.25% |
What is the population of Barden Park and Tonbridge and Malling?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Tonbridge and Malling including Barden Park. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
| Ward | Population |
|---|---|
| Aylesford North and Walderslade | 6269 |
| Aylesford South | 5127 |
| Borough Green and Long Mill | 7852 |
| Burham and Wouldham | 3427 |
| Cage Green | 4589 |
| Castle | 5047 |
| Ditton | 5276 |
| Downs and Mereworth | 4812 |
| East Malling | 5581 |
| Hadlow and East Peckham | 7238 |
| Higham | 4783 |
| Hildenborough | 5146 |
| Judd | 5578 |
| Kings Hill | 9697 |
| Larkfield North | 5038 |
| Larkfield South | 4081 |
| Medway | 7354 |
| Snodland East and Ham Hill | 5308 |
| Snodland West and Holborough Lakes | 6518 |
| Trench | 4884 |
| Vauxhall | 5368 |
| Wateringbury | 2035 |
| West Malling and Leybourne | 6916 |
| Wrotham, Ightham and Stansted | 4647 |
| Tonbridge and Malling Total | 132571 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
