Paddock Wood Succeed
Work and Commuting in the Paddock Wood area
By Chris Gregory, Paddock Wood Succeed
1. Introduction and Summary
In May 2010 Paddock Wood Community Partnership (aka Paddock Wood Succeed)
produced a paper on Housing in Paddock Wood which drew attention to a significant
shortage of ‘affordable’ (low cost) housing in PW, measured as Council Tax bands A & B –
12.8% of housing stock compared with 18.2% in Tunbridge Wells District and 25.4% for the
South East as a whole. This paper is available on the Paddock Wood Succeed website at
www.paddockwood.org. The paper therefore called for a much higher level of affordable
housing (around 60%) to be included within the future housing plans for PW to remedy this
imbalance. The response to this from various bodies raised certain questions as to whether
the jobs available in PW would then be commensurate with a higher level of affordable
housing. This present paper sets out further findings resulting from careful analysis of the
available data from the ONS 2001 Census. The findings refer to (a) the ‘Resident’
Population of Paddock Wood and (b) the ‘Workplace’ or ‘Daytime’ population, and are
summarised as follows:–
For the resident population of Paddock Wood totalling 8263 persons in 2001:–
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more than half (52.6%) are employed (even taking into account children, the
unemployed and retired people) compared with 48.6% in the South East as a whole
they are less highly qualified than the rest of the South East (46.7% have either no
qualifications or less than 5 'O' level passes or equivalent compared with 37.6% for
Tunbridge Wells and 41.0% for the South East) and do slightly less high-powered jobs
as measured by both socio-economic classification and social grade (24.7% doing semiskilled and unskilled jobs compared with 23.3% for the South East)
more than half the employed people living in PW (55.0%) work within 10 km of
their homes, compared with 63.1% for the South East
they travel further to work on average than the workforce in the South East
(estimated average 16.1 km compared with 12.0 km for the South East)
62.0% of the workforce get to work by car or van, 16.0% by train, 9.5% walk to
work, less than 1% use buses, compared with 64.9% of workers in the South East
travelling to work by car or van, 5.6% by train, 10.0% on foot and 4.4% using buses
For the workplace population of Paddock Wood totalling 4533 persons in 2001:–
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they are slightly younger than the resident population (estimated average age
40.1 years compared with 42.2 years for resident population)
they do less high-powered jobs than the resident population, especially semi- and
unskilled jobs (30.2% routine & semi-skilled compared with 14.7% resident population)
most travel further to work than the resident population (travel up to 10 km is
similar, but 37.8% travel 10 – 40 km compared with 22.8% of the resident population)
a higher percentage (70.1%) travel by car or van than the resident population
(62.0%); fewer (4.7%) travel by train than the resident population (16.0%)
Since 2001 it is noted that there are a significant number of additional unskilled and semiskilled warehousing jobs within the locality. The main conclusion to be drawn from this
study is therefore that there are no inconsistencies between the assertion that much
more affordable housing is needed in Paddock Wood, and the kinds of jobs that people
in such accommodation might do locally.
Chris Gregory, Paddock Wood Succeed
1 Aug 2017
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2. People resident in Paddock Wood
2.2.
Employment
UV01 - Population and Employment
Resident Population - Paddock Wood area
4,500
4,000
3,500
Number
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Paddock Wood
East
Paddock Wood
West
Five Oak Green
Matfield
Brenchley
Lower
Teise
East
Peckham
Population
4,156
4,106
2,312
1,612
1,771
1,552
3,140
Employed
2,154
2,190
1,180
786
847
776
1,667
Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
Wood
Wood
Green
Teise
East
West
51.8%
53.3%
51.0%
48.8%
47.8%
50.0%
East
TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
Peckham
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
East
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
53.1%
51.5%
50.0%
49.3%
48.9%
48.6%
England
45.7%
Figure 1
Figure 1 shows the main population centres in Paddock Wood and the surrounding area.
This area is taken to be the geographical region of Paddock Wood East and West (wards),
Capel including Five Oak Green (ward), Matfield, Brenchley, East Peckham (ward), and a
rural area that we have called ‘Lower Teise’ consisting of Laddingford, Benover, Claygate
and Collier Street – so-named because these places are all linked by the lower section of
the River Teise (and we have not discovered a better name).
The data shows that in 2001 Paddock Wood, with a total population of 8263 (ONS dataset
UV01), is by far the largest source of employed people, with an average 52.6% of the
resident population employed – this is higher than the surrounding conurbations of
Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and rather higher (52.6% compared with 48.6%)
than the South East as a whole. In fact it is perhaps a surprising statistic, that even taking
into account children, the unemployed and retired people more than half the resident
population of Paddock Wood are in employment.
Figure 2 overleaf shows the industries in which the working population of Paddock Wood
are employed. This figure shows that the largest industries are Wholesale & retail trade,
repairs (almost 20%), Real estate, renting & business activities (13.7%) and Manufacturing
(12.4%). Together these three categories account for almost half (45.9%) of all
employment. The Table following Figure 2 shows that this is quite similar to the pattern
throughout the South East and England as a whole, except that twice as many people in
the Paddock Wood area are employed in Financial intermediation (9.6%) than in the South
East and, as might be expected, there is more Agriculture, hunting & forestry in Five Oak
Green, Matfield, Brenchley and (especially) Lower Teise. From this we conclude that in
general the resident workforce of Paddock Wood have similar kinds of employment to
the rest of the South East.
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UV34 - Industry of Employment - Percentages
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
1,000
900
Number Classified
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Agricultur
e, hunting,
forestry
Fishing
Electricity,
Wholesale Hotels & Transport, Financial
Mining & Manufactu
Constructi
gas, water
& retail restaurant storage, intermedia
quarrying
ring
on
supply
trade,
s
communic
tion
Real
estate,
renting,
Public
Health &
Other
admin & Education
social
communit
defence,
work
y, social &
PW West
39
0
3
271
17
166
438
74
196
216
290
101
112
166
98
PW East
43
0
4
267
11
155
420
62
181
199
304
92
124
183
106
PW West %
1.8%
0.0%
0.1%
12.4%
0.8%
7.6%
20.0%
3.4%
8.9%
9.9%
13.2%
4.6%
5.1%
7.6%
4.5%
PW East %
2.0%
0.0%
0.2%
12.4%
0.5%
7.2%
19.5%
2.9%
8.4%
9.2%
14.1%
4.3%
5.8%
8.5%
4.9%
PW Total %
1.9%
0.0%
0.2%
12.4%
0.6%
7.4%
19.8%
3.1%
8.7%
9.6%
13.7%
4.4%
5.4%
8.0%
4.7%
Figure 2
UV34 – Industry of Employment – Percentages
Resident Population
Industry Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
Wood Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
East
West
Agricultu
re,
hunting
Fishing
and
Mining
forestry&
quarrying
Manufact
uring
Electricit
y, gas
Construc
and
tion
water
Wholesal
supply
e and
Hotels
retail
and
trade,
Transpor
restaura
repairs
t,ntsstorage
Financial
and
intermedi
communi
Real
ation
cations
estate,
Public
renting
admin
and &
Educatio
defence,
business
nsocial
activities
Health
security
and
Other
social
communi
work
Private
ty, social
househol
&
Extrads
with
personal
territorial
employe
services
organisat
d
ions
and
persons
bodies
England
2.0%
1.8%
5.0%
4.3%
5.2%
7.4%
1.8%
3.2%
1.8%
1.6%
2.1%
1.4%
1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
12.4%
12.4%
11.1%
9.8%
11.2%
10.3%
14.0%
12.0%
11.5%
13.1%
9.9%
12.1%
14.8%
0.5%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.5%
0.8%
0.9%
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
0.5%
0.7%
0.7%
7.2%
7.6%
9.4%
7.7%
8.3%
8.9%
8.1%
8.0%
9.5%
8.3%
7.1%
7.1%
6.8%
19.5%
20.0%
18.7%
14.8%
13.0%
14.9%
18.5%
18.0%
17.9%
17.6%
16.1%
16.3%
16.9%
2.9%
3.4%
2.2%
3.2%
1.8%
5.6%
2.8%
3.1%
4.1%
3.5%
3.7%
4.3%
4.7%
8.4%
8.9%
7.0%
6.2%
5.0%
5.1%
6.8%
7.3%
6.5%
7.2%
6.4%
8.1%
7.1%
9.2%
9.9%
6.6%
10.5%
11.9%
8.1%
7.3%
9.0%
6.0%
7.6%
9.7%
5.1%
4.8%
14.1%
13.2%
13.1%
17.4%
19.2%
15.4%
15.1%
14.8%
13.1%
13.7%
15.6%
15.6%
13.2%
4.3%
4.6%
3.2%
4.8%
3.1%
3.6%
3.5%
4.0%
6.8%
4.7%
3.8%
5.9%
5.7%
5.8%
5.1%
7.4%
5.3%
7.7%
7.3%
6.9%
6.3%
7.1%
7.6%
8.1%
7.8%
7.7%
8.5%
7.6%
9.6%
8.5%
8.2%
7.3%
8.9%
8.4%
9.7%
8.8%
11.0%
9.8%
10.7%
4.9%
4.5%
5.6%
6.2%
4.6%
5.3%
4.8%
5.0%
5.0%
5.1%
5.5%
5.1%
5.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.5%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
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2.3.
Age
UV04 - Age
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
1,600
1,400
1,200
Number
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Less than 20 years old
20 to 29 years old
30 to 39 years old
40 to 49 years old
50 to 59 years old
More than 59 years old
PW West
210
524
643
604
585
443
PW East
179
497
700
529
565
553
PW West %
7.0%
17.4%
21.4%
20.1%
19.4%
14.7%
PW East %
5.9%
16.4%
23.2%
17.5%
18.7%
18.3%
PW Total %
6.4%
16.9%
22.3%
18.8%
19.1%
16.5%
UV04 – Age – Percentages
Resident Population
Age
Range
Under 16
16 to 19
years old
20 to 29
years old
30 to 39
years old
40 to 49
years old
50 to 59
years old
More than
59 years
old
Over 74
Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
Wood Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
East
West
England
20.5%
22.3%
22.4%
19.1%
22.2%
20.2%
18.8%
20.8%
19.6%
21.5%
20.7%
19.9%
20.2%
4.3%
5.1%
4.6%
4.3%
3.9%
3.3%
4.6%
4.4%
4.7%
4.7%
4.6%
4.8%
4.9%
12.0%
12.8%
9.5%
8.7%
5.7%
7.2%
9.2%
10.1%
11.5%
9.8%
10.8%
12.0%
12.7%
16.8%
15.7%
15.1%
12.9%
12.6%
15.0%
14.8%
15.1%
15.2%
16.0%
15.3%
15.4%
15.6%
12.7%
14.7%
15.2%
15.4%
16.8%
16.9%
15.3%
14.9%
14.0%
14.0%
13.9%
13.7%
13.4%
13.6%
14.2%
14.8%
15.9%
17.4%
18.8%
15.8%
15.3%
14.2%
13.7%
13.5%
13.0%
12.6%
13.3%
10.8%
12.8%
16.6%
14.9%
13.5%
14.5%
13.3%
13.4%
13.6%
13.2%
13.2%
13.2%
6.8%
4.5%
5.6%
7.0%
6.4%
4.3%
6.9%
5.9%
7.3%
6.6%
8.0%
8.0%
7.5%
Figure 3
The chart in Figure 3 shows the age distribution of the resident working population of
Paddock Wood, where there are more in the age range 30 to 39 years than the other age
ranges. The Table shows further that this pattern is not very different from the South East
and England in general. However there are more in the age ranges 40 to 49 and
(especially) 50 to 59 in some of the other centres of population, i.e. Matfield, Brenchley,
Lower Teise and East Peckham. From this we conclude that the resident workforce of
Paddock Wood is similar in age to the rest of the South East, but younger (possibly by
as much as 20 years) than in the surrounding areas.
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2.4.
Qualifications
UV24 - Qualifications
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
1,800
1,600
Number Classified
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
No qual
Level 1 (1+ GCSE)
Level 2 (5+ GCSE)
Level 3 (2+ A-Levels)
Level 4 / 5 (Degree)
Other qual
PW West
854
606
695
264
407
183
PW East
795
564
736
259
440
229
PW West %
28.4%
20.1%
23.1%
8.8%
13.5%
6.1%
PW East %
26.3%
18.7%
24.3%
8.6%
14.6%
7.6%
PW Total %
27.3%
19.4%
23.7%
8.7%
14.0%
6.8%
UV24 – Qualifications – Percentages
Resident Population
Qualific Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
ations
Wood Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
East
West
England
No Qual
26.3%
28.4%
24.9%
24.8%
16.5%
25.4%
27.3%
25.6%
25.5%
25.5%
22.0%
23.9%
28.9%
Level 1
18.7%
20.1%
18.7%
15.7%
11.2%
14.2%
17.4%
17.4%
18.5%
18.7%
15.6%
17.1%
16.6%
Level 2
24.3%
23.1%
23.5%
22.4%
23.2%
21.9%
23.5%
23.3%
22.5%
22.3%
22.7%
21.2%
19.4%
Level 3
8.6%
8.8%
8.0%
10.3%
12.1%
8.9%
8.6%
9.1%
8.3%
8.1%
9.6%
9.2%
8.3%
Level 4/5 14.6%
13.5%
18.1%
21.5%
30.9%
22.1%
15.8%
17.7%
17.7%
18.1%
24.3%
21.7%
19.9%
Other
6.1%
6.8%
5.2%
6.0%
7.5%
7.4%
6.8%
7.4%
7.3%
5.9%
6.8%
6.9%
NB:
7.6%
Level 1 = 1+ O-Level/CSE/GCSE/ NVQ level 1 / Foundation level GNVQ
Level 2 = 5+ O-Levels/GCSE grades A-C / School Cert / 1+'A' levels/'AS' levels / NVQ level 2 / Int GNVQ
Level 3 = 2+ A-Levels/4+ 'AS' levels / Higher School Cert / NVQ level 3 / Advanced GNVQ
Level 4/5 = First Degree / Higher Degree / NVQ levels 4/5 / HNC / HND / Qualified Teacher Status /
Qualified Medical Doctor / Qualified Dentist / Qualified Nurse/Midwife/Health Visitor
Figure 4
The chart in Figure 4 shows the qualifications of the resident working population of
Paddock Wood excluding those not classified, where it is seen that nearly half (actually,
46.7% average for all of PW) have either no qualifications or only Level 1 (1+'O' level
passes/CSE/GCSE etc). The Table shows the full comparison across the population centres
in the area, and with the South East. This shows Paddock Wood to compare unfavourably
with the South East where the figure is only 41.0%. The percentage of residents with Level
4 /5 qualifications (First Degree, Higher Degree, etc) is the lowest for Paddock Wood
(14.0% average for all of PW) across all population centres (highest Brenchley with 30.9%)
and is significantly less than the 21.7% for the South East. This implies that the resident
workforce of Paddock Wood is less highly qualified than the rest of the South East.
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2.5.
Socio-economic Classification
UV31 - Socio-economic Classification
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
1,400
Number Classified
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Higher managerial Lower managerial &
& professional
professional
Intermediate
occupations
Small employers &
own account
Lower supervisory
& technical
Semi-routine
occupations
Routine
occupations
Never worked / longterm unemployed
47
PW West
308
659
351
187
233
355
294
PW East
263
698
369
244
231
333
210
44
PW West %
12.7%
27.1%
14.4%
7.7%
9.6%
14.6%
12.1%
1.9%
PW East %
11.0%
29.2%
15.4%
10.2%
9.7%
13.9%
8.8%
1.8%
PW Total %
11.8%
28.1%
14.9%
8.9%
9.6%
14.3%
10.4%
1.9%
UV31 – Socio-economic Classification – Percentages
Resident Population aged 16 to 74
SocioPaddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
economic Wood
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
class
DISTRICTDISTRICT
East
West
Higher
mgt
Lower
mgt
Intermedi
ate
Small/self
occupati
employer
ons
Lower
supervis
Semiroutine
Routine
occupati
occ
ons
Never
worked
England
11.0%
12.7%
12.3%
15.2%
19.1%
16.9%
12.1%
13.3%
12.4%
12.8%
14.8%
14.0%
11.4%
29.2%
27.1%
27.2%
28.7%
33.5%
29.5%
27.4%
28.5%
27.8%
27.7%
30.0%
27.5%
24.9%
15.4%
14.4%
12.2%
10.6%
10.4%
9.7%
13.6%
13.2%
13.8%
13.8%
12.5%
13.4%
12.6%
10.2%
7.7%
13.8%
17.7%
16.5%
16.9%
11.1%
12.0%
10.3%
10.1%
11.5%
10.1%
9.3%
9.7%
9.6%
9.2%
6.9%
5.1%
5.7%
9.9%
8.7%
9.0%
9.2%
7.6%
8.9%
9.4%
13.9%
14.6%
12.2%
10.7%
9.7%
9.9%
14.2%
12.9%
13.7%
14.0%
13.1%
13.8%
15.5%
8.8%
12.1%
11.3%
8.5%
4.5%
9.1%
9.4%
9.6%
10.4%
10.2%
8.2%
9.5%
12.0%
1.8%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.2%
2.4%
2.1%
1.9%
2.5%
2.2%
2.3%
2.8%
5.0%
Figure 5
Figure 5 above shows the socio-economic classification for residents of Paddock Wood
aged 16 to 74, excluding those not classified. Of those classified the largest group is seen
to be the Lower managerial and [lower] professional occupations which includes technical
and supervisory occupations. The Table shows that the percentage of Higher managerial
and professional occupations is lower (average 11.8% for all of PW) than for the South East
(14.0%), whilst Intermediate, Lower supervisory & technical and Semi-routine occupations
are all slightly higher. The percentage of those doing semi-skilled and unskilled jobs totals
to 24.7% for PW and 23.3% for the South East. From this we conclude that the resident
workforce of Paddock Wood do slightly less high-powered jobs than in the rest of the
South East.
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2.6.
Approximated Social Grade
UV50 - Approximate Social Grade - Percentages
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
2,200
2,000
1,800
Number Classified
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
PW West
AB
C1
C2
D
E
830
993
496
514
360
786
1,097
521
437
453
PW West %
26.0%
31.1%
15.5%
16.1%
11.3%
PW East %
23.9%
33.3%
15.8%
13.3%
13.8%
PW Total %
24.9%
32.2%
15.7%
14.7%
12.5%
PW East
UV50 - Approximated Social Grade - Percentages
Resident Population
Socio- Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
economic Wood Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
Group
East
West
NB
England
AB
23.9%
26.0%
25.0%
27.1%
39.4%
33.8%
23.6%
27.0%
26.1%
26.6%
28.9%
26.4%
22.2%
C1
33.3%
31.1%
31.2%
35.7%
35.1%
30.6%
32.7%
32.6%
32.2%
30.8%
33.3%
32.1%
29.7%
C2
15.8%
15.5%
16.5%
11.0%
8.7%
13.7%
16.6%
14.7%
15.0%
14.7%
12.6%
14.0%
15.1%
D
13.3%
16.1%
16.3%
12.6%
7.3%
11.9%
14.0%
13.6%
13.7%
14.1%
12.7%
14.1%
17.0%
E
13.8%
11.3%
11.0%
13.7%
9.4%
10.0%
13.1%
12.0%
13.1%
13.7%
12.5%
13.4%
16.0%
AB - Higher & Intermediate Mgt
C1 - Supervisory, clerical, lower mgt
C2 - Skilled manual
D - Semi & unskilled manual
E - Benefits, unemployed
Figure 6
When the socio-economic classification in Figure 5 is transposed into the familiar socioeconomic groups A to E, Figure 6 is obtained. The Table shows that this compares very
favourably with the South East as a whole, but with slightly fewer in the AB group (24.9%
for all of PW compared with 26.4% in the South East) and slightly more in the C2 group
(15.7% for all of PW compared with 14.0% in the South East) and D group (14.7% for all of
PW compared with 14.1% in the South East).
This is entirely consistent with Figure 5 and again suggests that the resident workforce of
Paddock Wood do slightly less high-powered jobs with associated lifestyle than in the
rest of the South East.
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2.7.
Distance Travelled to Work
UV35 - Distance Travelled to Work
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
1,400
Number Travelling
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Work mainly at
Less than 2km
or from home
2km to less
than 5km
5km to less
than 10km
10km to less
than 20km
20km to less
than 30km
30km to less
than 40km
40km to less
than 60km
60km and over
No fixed place
of work
100
PW West
183
404
102
578
301
67
75
329
46
PW East
214
384
97
432
410
65
73
312
38
126
PW West %
8.4%
18.4%
4.7%
26.4%
13.7%
3.1%
3.4%
15.0%
2.1%
4.6%
PW East %
9.9%
17.8%
4.5%
20.1%
19.0%
3.0%
3.4%
14.5%
1.8%
5.8%
PW Total %
9.1%
18.1%
4.6%
23.3%
16.4%
3.0%
3.4%
14.8%
1.9%
5.2%
UV35 – Distance Travelled to Work
Resident Population
Distance Paddock
Travelled Wood
to Work East
Mainly at
9.9%
home
Less than
17.8%
2km
2km to
4.5%
5km
5km to
20.1%
10km
10km to
19.0%
20km
20km to
3.0%
30km
30km to
3.4%
40km
40km to
14.5%
60km
60km
1.8%
and over
No fixed
5.8%
place
Outside
0.1%
the UK
Ave
16.1
Dist
Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
West
England
8.4%
12.3%
15.6%
17.1%
17.4%
12.0%
11.9%
10.1%
10.0%
11.4%
9.9%
9.2%
18.4%
9.0%
8.3%
8.5%
9.8%
12.4%
13.7%
19.0%
16.2%
22.1%
20.4%
20.0%
4.7%
16.0%
9.9%
7.1%
8.8%
8.9%
7.7%
17.9%
13.6%
14.8%
17.6%
20.1%
26.4%
26.4%
26.5%
16.1%
13.7%
20.2%
22.0%
13.3%
17.5%
11.4%
15.2%
18.2%
13.7%
10.6%
9.4%
18.4%
19.7%
21.4%
16.4%
13.3%
13.5%
10.4%
13.7%
15.2%
3.1%
4.4%
4.2%
2.7%
3.6%
5.0%
3.7%
5.5%
5.9%
4.8%
6.7%
5.3%
3.4%
3.9%
3.7%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
3.4%
2.8%
5.4%
3.6%
3.6%
2.4%
15.0%
10.4%
13.1%
18.7%
14.8%
9.9%
13.6%
8.9%
10.6%
12.4%
3.9%
2.2%
2.1%
1.7%
1.8%
2.4%
1.4%
1.6%
1.8%
3.2%
1.8%
3.1%
3.6%
2.7%
4.6%
5.3%
7.5%
5.3%
7.5%
5.0%
5.6%
5.7%
5.3%
5.6%
5.1%
4.4%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
16.1
13.8
15.0
18.0
16.0
14.3
15.6
13.6
14.7
14.8
12.0
10.1
Figure 7
Figure 7 shows the distance travelled to work for people who were aged 16 to 74 and in
employment in 2001. Of those living in Paddock Wood (4344 people):–
 397 (9.1%) worked at home
 788 (18.1%) travelled up to 2 km
 199 (4.6%) travelled from 2 to 5 km
 1010 (23.3%) travelled from 5 to 10 km.
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Therefore a total of 55.0% of people were working within 10 km of their homes – this
compares with totals ranging from 57.3% for Tonbridge District, through to 63.1% for the
South East and 67.5% for England as a whole. It is therefore interesting to note that well
over half the working population of Paddock Wood work within 10 km of their homes.
Average distances were also estimated by multiplying the percentages above by the
midpoint values in each distance band, and these show that the average distance travelled
by people living in Paddock Wood is some 16.1 km compared with 12.0 km for the South
East. From this we conclude that the resident working population of Paddock Wood
travel approximately 34% further to work than the workforce in the South East.
Specifically only some 725 people (16.7%) travelled over 40 km ~ including 84 people (1.9%)
travelling over 60 km (where London is approximately 65 km from Paddock Wood) ~
compared with 12–15% for Tonbridge / Maidstone / Tunbridge Wells Districts, 7.5% for the
South East and 4.9% for England. This again confirms what we already know, that people
who live in Paddock Wood travel further to work than most others in the South East.
Of course some of this may have changed since 2001.
2.8.
Method of Travel to Work
Figure 8 below then shows how the resident working population of Paddock Wood get to
work. By far the largest number travel by car (56.4% for all of PW) plus another 5.6% who
travel as a passenger in a car or van. Next largest (16.0% for all of PW) travel by train. 9.5%
of the resident population walk to work. From this we observe that 62.0% of the
resident working population of Paddock Wood get to work by car or van, either driving
or as a passenger.
UV39 - Method of Travel to Work - Percentages
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
3,000
Number Classified
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Works mainly
at/from home
U/ground,
metro, light
rail, tram
Train
Bus, minibus
or coach
Taxi or
minicab
Motorcycle,
scooter,
moped
Bicycle
On foot
Other
PW West
183
0
368
20
3
1,234
PW East
214
0
328
13
0
1,213
128
22
26
201
5
115
18
34
211
PW West %
8.4%
0.0%
16.8%
0.9%
0.1%
6
56.3%
5.8%
1.0%
1.2%
9.2%
0.2%
PW East %
9.9%
0.0%
15.2%
0.6%
PW Total %
9.1%
0.0%
16.0%
0.8%
0.0%
56.4%
5.3%
0.8%
1.6%
9.8%
0.3%
0.1%
56.4%
5.6%
0.9%
1.4%
9.5%
0.3%
Driving car or Passenger in
van
car or van
Figure 8
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UV39 – Method of Travel to Work – Percentages
Resident Population
Method Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
of Travel Wood Wood Green
Teise Peckham
DISTRICTDISTRICT
East
West
Mainly at
9.9%
8.4%
12.3% 15.6% 17.2% 17.3% 12.0% 11.9% 10.1% 10.0% 11.4%
home
U/ground
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Metro,etc
South
East
England
9.9%
9.2%
0.2%
3.2%
Train
15.2%
16.8%
8.6%
13.0%
15.5%
10.0%
8.5%
13.0%
6.1%
9.7%
12.3%
5.6%
4.2%
Bus, etc
0.6%
0.9%
1.8%
1.5%
1.4%
0.8%
2.2%
1.2%
4.3%
2.7%
2.5%
4.4%
7.5%
Taxi/mini
cab
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.3%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
Car / van 56.4%
56.3%
64.2%
59.5%
54.4%
59.3%
61.9%
58.6%
60.7%
60.2%
52.9%
59.2%
54.9%
5.3%
5.8%
5.3%
4.6%
4.1%
3.1%
6.4%
5.3%
5.7%
5.5%
5.1%
5.7%
6.1%
0.8%
1.0%
0.9%
1.1%
0.7%
1.3%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
0.8%
1.1%
1.1%
Bicycle
1.6%
1.2%
1.8%
0.4%
0.7%
0.6%
1.9%
1.3%
1.2%
1.7%
1.2%
3.1%
2.8%
On foot
9.8%
9.2%
4.3%
3.5%
4.7%
6.8%
5.4%
7.0%
10.2%
8.2%
12.8%
9.9%
10.0%
Other
0.3%
0.2%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.8%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
Passeng
er in car
Motorcycle
Figure 8 Table
The Table above shows the complete results for all the population centres in the Paddock
Wood area, where the corresponding proportion getting to work by car or van (62.0%) is
less than the average for the South East (64.9%), whilst the proportion travelling is by train
(16.0%) is much higher than in the South East generally (5.6%). The number travelling on
buses, minibuses and coaches is 0.8% for all of Paddock Wood compared with 4.4% for the
South East, which perhaps suggests that many people find the local bus service non-viable.
2.9.
Hours Worked
UV41 - Hours Worked
Resident Population - Paddock Wood
2,000
1,800
Number Classified
1,600
1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
1 to 2 hours
3 to 5 hours
6 to 15 hours
16 to 30 hours
31 to 37 hours
38 to 48 hours
49 to 59 hours
60 hours and over
PW West
5
31
181
327
343
889
263
151
PW East
4
29
172
314
318
910
265
142
PW West %
0.2%
1.4%
8.3%
14.9%
15.7%
40.6%
12.0%
6.9%
PW East %
0.2%
1.3%
8.0%
14.6%
14.8%
42.2%
12.3%
6.6%
PW Total %
0.2%
1.4%
8.1%
14.8%
15.2%
41.4%
12.2%
6.7%
Figure 9
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UV41 – Hours Worked – Percentages
Resident Population
Hours Paddock Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
Worked Wood Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
East
West
England
1–2
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.4%
0.0%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
3–5
1.3%
1.4%
1.3%
2.7%
1.3%
1.5%
0.5%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
6 – 15
8.0%
8.3%
7.5%
8.3%
9.6%
8.2%
8.0%
8.2%
7.9%
8.2%
8.3%
7.7%
7.2%
16 – 30
14.6%
14.9%
18.0%
13.9%
16.4%
14.7%
17.7%
15.7%
15.4%
16.0%
15.6%
15.7%
16.3%
31 – 37
14.8%
15.7%
12.8%
11.6%
11.5%
10.0%
13.7%
13.6%
15.6%
15.1%
15.1%
16.1%
18.2%
38 – 48
42.2%
40.6%
39.8%
41.5%
34.4%
38.6%
42.1%
40.5%
40.5%
40.6%
40.1%
41.4%
40.9%
49 – 59
12.3%
12.0%
13.6%
12.6%
16.6%
15.6%
11.2%
12.9%
12.3%
12.3%
12.7%
11.3%
10.1%
60+
6.6%
6.9%
7.0%
9.2%
10.1%
10.9%
6.5%
7.6%
7.2%
6.6%
6.7%
6.5%
6.2%
Figure 9 Table
Figure 9 and its corresponding Table above show the number of hours worked per week by
the resident workforce in Paddock Wood. The chart and table above show that by far the
largest group (41.4% for all of PW) work from 38 to 48 hours per week. However the Table
also shows that the percentage who work from 38 to 48 hours per week is not very
different from the South East as a whole, the biggest difference being the percentage who
work 49 to 59 hours a week (12.2% for all PW compared with 11.3% for the South East).
However 15.6% to 16.6% of people who live in Brenchley and Lower Teise work 49 to 59
hours per week, which is much more than the average for the South East. From this we
conclude that the resident population in Paddock Wood work similar hours to workers
generally in the South East, but less than those living in Brenchley and Lower Teise.
3. People who work in Paddock Wood
There are fewer datasets on the ONS website for people who work in Paddock Wood (the
‘workplace’ or ‘daytime’ population). However the following comparisons are possible:–





Age (UV75)
Socio-economic Classification (UV76)
Approximated Social Grade (UV78)
Distance Travelled to Work (UV80)
Method of Travel to Work (UV37)
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3.1. Age
UV75 - Age
Workplace Population - Paddock Wood
1,600
1,400
1,200
Number
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Less than 20 years old
20 to 29 years old
30 to 39 years old
40 to 49 years old
50 to 59 years old
More than 59 years old
PW East
180
664
855
721
651
272
PW West
62
215
277
280
272
84
PW East %
5.4%
19.9%
25.6%
21.6%
19.5%
8.1%
PW West %
5.2%
18.1%
23.3%
23.5%
22.9%
7.1%
PW Total %
5.3%
19.4%
25.0%
22.1%
20.4%
7.9%
Figure 10
Figure 10 shows the age distribution of the workplace population of Paddock Wood. When
this is aggregated and compared with the resident workforce in PW the chart below
(Figure 11) is obtained. This shows that the workplace population is slightly younger
than the resident population ~ 2–3 percentage points up in the age groups up to 59, but
8.6% down for the 60+ age group.
Age - Percentages
Resident vs Workplace Population
30%
25%
Percentages
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Less than 20 years
old
20 to 29 years old
30 to 39 years old
40 to 49 years old
50 to 59 years old
More than 59 years
old
Workplace
5.3%
19.4%
25.0%
22.1%
20.4%
7.9%
Resident
6.4%
16.9%
22.3%
18.8%
19.1%
16.5%
Figure 11
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3.2.
Socio-economic Classification
UV76 - Socio-economic Classification
Workplace Population - Paddock Wood
1,400
Number Classified
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
Higher
managerial/ prof
Lower
managerial/ prof
Intermediate
occupations
Small
employers/self
empl
Lower
supervisory/ tech
Semi-routine
occupations
Routine
occupations
Never
worked/long-term
unempl
PW West
107
348
125
168
124
129
162
0
27
PW East
359
752
250
260
465
502
650
0
105
PW West %
9.2%
29.9%
10.7%
14.4%
10.7%
11.1%
13.9%
0.0%
0.0%
PW East %
11.1%
23.2%
7.7%
8.0%
14.4%
15.5%
20.1%
0.0%
0.0%
PW Total %
10.6%
25.0%
8.5%
9.7%
13.4%
14.3%
18.5%
0.0%
0.0%
Not classified
Figure 12
Figure 12 shows the Socio-economic classification for the workplace population of Paddock
Wood. When this is aggregated and compared with the resident workforce in PW the
following chart (Figure 13) is obtained.
Socio-economic Classification - Percentages
Resident vs Workplace Population
30%
25%
Percentages
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Higher
managerial/
prof
Lower
managerial/
prof
Intermediate
occupations
Small
employers/self
empl
Lower
supervisory/
tech
Semi-routine
occupations
Routine
occupations
Never
worked/longterm unempl
Workplace
10.6%
Resident
11.8%
25.0%
8.5%
9.7%
13.4%
14.3%
18.5%
0.0%
28.1%
14.9%
8.9%
9.6%
14.3%
10.4%
1.9%
Figure 13
Figure 13 clearly shows the workplace population of Paddock Wood do less highpowered jobs than the resident population, with 32.8% in semi-skilled and unskilled
occupations compared with 24.7% for the resident population.
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3.3.
Approximated Social Grade
UV78 - Approximate Social Grade - Percentages
Workplace Population - Paddock Wood
1,600
1,400
Number Classified
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
AB
C1
C2
D
E
PW West
270
413
230
276
3
PW East
700
991
554
1,096
3
PW West %
22.7%
34.6%
19.3%
23.2%
0.3%
PW East %
20.9%
29.6%
16.6%
32.8%
0.1%
PW Total %
21.4%
31.0%
17.3%
30.2%
0.1%
Figure 14
Figure 14 shows the approximate social grade for the workplace population of Paddock
Wood (aged 16 to 74, in employment) there being a marked difference with D – semi- and
unskilled manual grades between Paddock Wood East and West, presumably reflecting the
predominance of warehousing jobs in PW East. When this data is aggregated and compared
with the resident population, Figure 15 is obtained, which clearly shows a much larger
proportion of semi- and unskilled workers working in Paddock Wood than living in PW.
Approximate Social Grade - Percentages
Resident vs Workplace Population
35%
30%
Percentages
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
AB - Higher & Int Mgt
C1 - Supervisory, clerical,
lower mgt
C2 - Skilled manual
D - Semi & unskilled
manual
Workplace
21.4%
31.0%
17.3%
30.2%
0.1%
Resident
24.9%
32.2%
15.7%
14.7%
12.5%
E - Benefits, unempl
Figure 15
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3.4.
Distance Travelled to Work
UV80 - Distance Travelled to Work
Workplace Population - Paddock Wood
1,000
Number Travelling
800
600
400
200
0
Work mainly at
or from home
Less than 2km
2km to less than 5km to less than
5km
10km
10km to less
than 20km
20km to less
than 30km
30km to less
than 40km
40km to less
than 60km
PW West
283
218
81
182
233
98
55
22
PW East
340
578
18
232
535
694
425
210
101
228
PW West %
23.8%
PW East %
10.2%
18.3%
6.8%
15.3%
19.6%
8.2%
4.6%
1.8%
1.5%
17.3%
6.9%
16.0%
20.8%
12.7%
6.3%
3.0%
PW Total %
13.7%
6.8%
17.6%
6.9%
15.8%
20.5%
11.5%
5.8%
2.7%
5.4%
60km and over
UV80 – Distance Travelled to Work
Workplace Population
Distance Paddock
Travelled Wood
to Work East
Mainly at
10.2%
home
Less than
17.3%
2km
2km to
6.9%
5km
5km to
16.0%
10km
10km to
20.8%
20km
20km to
12.7%
30km
30km to
6.3%
40km
40km to
3.0%
60km
60km
6.8%
and over
Ave
16.1
Dist
Paddock Five Oak Matfield Brenchley Lower
East TOTAL Maidstone Tonbridge Tunbridge South
DISTRICT & Malling Wells
Wood Green
Teise Peckham
East
DISTRICTDISTRICT
West
England
23.8%
28.7%
16.4%
15.9%
15.7%
17.2%
15.8%
13.6%
18.3%
13.2%
8.9%
15.5%
18.9%
22.3%
21.4%
20.0%
6.8%
17.0%
9.4%
8.5%
17.8%
14.6%
18.4%
20.2%
15.3%
17.5%
24.4%
17.6%
15.5%
13.2%
15.7%
18.3%
19.6%
14.5%
25.0%
20.6%
17.5%
15.8%
14.1%
15.3%
8.2%
6.2%
7.5%
10.2%
6.2%
7.5%
6.1%
5.4%
4.6%
1.7%
3.2%
4.9%
3.0%
4.9%
2.8%
2.4%
1.8%
0.4%
3.2%
2.5%
3.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
1.5%
0.8%
2.0%
4.3%
1.9%
1.9%
3.3%
2.7%
10.2
7.2
11.9
13.3
10.3
10.3
10.1
9.7
Figure 16
Figure 16 shows the distances travelled to work for the workplace population of Paddock
Wood (aged 16 to 74, in employment) – this shows a considerable difference between those
working in PW East and PW West, which is reflected in the estimated average distances
travelled, i.e. 16.1 km and 10.2 km respectively. A significant factor is that some 23.8% of
the workforce in PW West work mainly at home, compared with only 10.2% in PW East. And
although similar numbers travel up to 10 km to work, 49.6% of the workforce travel further
than 10 km to PW East compared with 35.8% to PW West (compared with 28.7% for the
South East), showing again that people who work in Paddock Wood travel further to
work than those in the South East generally. When the data is aggregated and compared
with the resident population, Figure 17 is obtained.
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Distances Travelled to Work - Percentages
Resident vs Workplace Population
25%
Percentages
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Works mainly
at or from
Less than 2km
home
2km to less
than 5km
5km to less
than 10km
10km to less
than 20km
20km to less
than 30km
30km to less
than 40km
40km to less
60km and over
than 60km
Workplace
13.7%
17.6%
6.9%
15.8%
20.5%
11.5%
5.8%
2.7%
5.4%
Resident
9.1%
18.1%
4.6%
23.3%
16.4%
3.0%
3.4%
14.8%
1.9%
Figure 17
Figure 17 shows a comparable number travelling up to 10 km to work for the resident
population (55.1%) compared with the workplace population (54.0%), but for those
travelling from 10 – 40 km a much larger number of the workplace population (37.8% )
compared with the resident population (22.8% ), although the chart is skewed for the
resident population by the long distance commuters (40 – 60 km). From this we conclude
again that overall the workplace population of Paddock Wood travel further to work
than the resident population.
3.5.
Method of Travel to Work
UV37 - Method of Travel to Work - Percentages
Daytime Population - Paddock Wood
3,000
Number Classified
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
U/ground,
Works mainly
metro, light
at/from home
rail, tram
Train
Bus, minibus
or coach
Taxi or
minicab
Driving car or Passenger in
van
car or van
Motorcycle,
scooter,
moped
Bicycle
On foot
Other
Not currently
working
PW West
183
0
42
8
3
775
67
16
14
80
3
819
PW East
214
10
170
102
16
2,116
235
32
64
376
8
869
PW West %
15.4%
0.0%
3.5%
0.7%
0.3%
65.1%
5.6%
1.3%
1.2%
6.7%
0.3%
PW East %
6.4%
0.3%
5.1%
3.1%
0.5%
63.3%
7.0%
1.0%
1.9%
11.2%
0.2%
PW Total %
8.8%
0.2%
4.7%
2.4%
0.4%
63.8%
6.7%
1.1%
1.7%
10.1%
0.2%
Figure 18
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Figure 18 above shows how the daytime population of Paddock Wood travel to work – of
those working (since this population includes people who do not work) the majority (70.4%)
travel by car or van, either driving or as a passenger. 10.1% travel on foot and 8.8% work
from home. When the data is aggregated and compared with the resident population,
Figure 19 is obtained:–
Method of Travel to Work - Percentages
Resident vs Daytime Population
70%
60%
Percentages
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Works mainly
at/from home
U/ground,
metro, light
rail, tram
Daytime
8.8%
Resident
9.1%
Train
Bus, minibus
or coach
Taxi or
minicab
0.2%
4.7%
2.4%
0.4%
63.8%
0.0%
16.0%
0.8%
0.1%
56.4%
Motorcycle,
scooter,
moped
Bicycle
On foot
Other
6.7%
1.1%
1.7%
10.1%
0.2%
5.6%
0.9%
1.4%
9.5%
0.3%
Driving car or Passenger in
van
car or van
Figure 19
Figure 19 shows that amongst the daytime population a higher percentage (70.1%) travel
by car or van than the resident population (62.0%), with fewer travelling by train, whilst
the proportions working mainly at home or walking to work are about the same.
4. Conclusions
The data from the 2001 Census shows that there was a workforce of some 4000+ people
commuting into Paddock Wood each day to work, at least 30% of whom were unskilled (by
implication with low wages), and travelling 10 – 30 km to work, typically by car. Since then
we know that many additional semi- and unskilled warehousing jobs have been added to
the local economy. These factors give rise to some optimism that if there were additional
affordable housing in PW, this housing would be taken up. The main conclusion to be
drawn from this study is therefore that there are no inconsistencies between the assertion
that much more affordable housing is needed in Paddock Wood, and the kinds of jobs that
people in such accommodation might do locally.
Chris Gregory
Paddock Wood SUCCEED
1 Aug 2017
Endnote 1 – The Paddock Wood Area is taken to be the entire geographical region consisting of Paddock Wood
East and West (wards), East Peckham (ward), Capel and Five Oak Green (ward), Matfield, Brenchley and a rural
area we have called ‘Lower Teise’ which includes Laddingford, Benover, Claygate and Collier Street – so-named
because these latter places are all linked by the lower section of the River Teise. By including all these centres
of population it is intended to gather a more complete picture than simply of Paddock Wood in isolation.
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