Godinton

Godinton
Godinton
 Godinton shown within Kent
Population 4,600 (2005)[1]
6,238 (Ward. 2011)[2]
OS grid referenceTQ990431
Civil parishAshford town civil parish
DistrictAshford
Shire countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Ashford
Postcode district TN23
Dialling code 01233
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentAshford
List of places
UK
England
Kent

Coordinates: 51°09′09″N 0°50′47″E / 51.1524°N 0.8465°E / 51.1524; 0.8465

Godinton (sometimes known as Godinton Park) is a suburb of Ashford, Kent in England, with its stately home Godinton House within its outskirts. Godinton is between Great Chart, Hothfield and the town of Ashford proper.

Demography

Godinton compared
2001 UK CensusGodintonAshford districtEngland
Population3,933102,66149,138,831
Foreign born6.7%5.5%9.2%
White97.1%97.6%90.9%
Asian1.6%0.9%4.6%
Black0.3%0.4%2.3%
Christian75.5%76.5%71.7%
Muslim0.7%0.6%3.1%
Hindu0.4%0.3%1.1%
No religion14.7%14.6%14.6%
Unemployed2.4%2.4%3.3%
Retired10.6%13.8%13.5%

At the 2001 UK census, the Godinton electoral ward had a population of 3,933. The ethnicity was 97.1% white, 0.7% mixed race, 1.6% Asian, 0.3% black and 0.3% other. The place of birth of residents was 93.3% United Kingdom, 0.8% Republic of Ireland, 2.1% other Western European countries, and 3.8% elsewhere. Religion was recorded as 75.5% Christian, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Hindu, 0% Sikh, 0% Jewish, and 0.7% Muslim. 14.7% were recorded as having no religion, 0.5% had an alternative religion and 7.8% did not state their religion.[3]

The economic activity of residents aged 16–74 was 50.4% in full-time employment, 13.8% in part-time employment, 6.8% self-employed, 2.4% unemployed, 2.6% students with jobs, 3% students without jobs, 10.6% retired, 6% looking after home or family, 2.3% permanently sick or disabled and 2% economically inactive for other reasons. The industry of employment of residents was 20.3% retail, 14.7% manufacturing, 8.5% construction, 9.9% real estate, 10.3% health and social work, 6% education, 8.7% transport and communications, 7.2% public administration, 4% hotels and restaurants, 4.2% finance, 0.6% agriculture and 5.6% other. Compared with national figures, the ward had a relatively high proportion of workers in public administration, construction, transport and communications. There were a relatively low proportion in education, agriculture and real estate. Of the ward's residents aged 16–74, 14.8% had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared with 19.9% nationwide.[3]

During 2015 a seven day per week (and evenings) bus service was introduced for the first time. The circuitous G Line links the estate with the town centre, railway station and South Willesborough. Curiously, the route taken through the Estate is one-way which means that one is often, initially, taken further away from the desired destination.

References

  1. "2005 Ward Level Population Estimates" (PDF). Kent County Council. September 2006. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  2. "Ashford(Kent) ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Neighbourhood Statistics". Statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
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