If you are thinking of moving to Mill Street 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 Mill Street to figures for Kent and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Mill Street is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Mill Street 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. Mill Street has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.
Grade | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
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AB | 27.80% | 22.96% |
C1 | 32.63% | 30.92% |
C2 | 21.30% | 20.64% |
DE | 18.27% | 25.49% |
Mill Street Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Mill Street as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Mill Street is also older than the average, making Mill Street 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 |
Mill Street Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Mill Street are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Mill Street 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 |
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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% |
Mill Street Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Mill Street has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Mill Street is a relatively affluent area.
Tenure | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
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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% |
Mill Street General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Mill Street. The percentage of residents in Mill Street rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Mill Street rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Mill Street is generally better than in the average person in England.
Health | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
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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% |
Mill Street Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Mill Street and are from the UK Census of 2011.
Qualification | Tonbridge and Malling | England |
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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% |
Mill Street 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. Mill Street 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 Mill Street 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 Mill Street 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 Mill Street than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.
Benefit | Tonbridge and Malling | Kent | England |
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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
What is the population of Mill Street and Tonbridge and Malling?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in Tonbridge and Malling including Mill Street. 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.