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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003314

Hoo Peninsula

Hoo Peninsula is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,774 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
6,774

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,863

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

129.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Hullbridge, Rochford6,593 residents · 89.2% owned · 11.5% no carBelton, Great Yarmouth5,588 residents · 82.3% owned · 10.2% no carWest Kingsdown, Sevenoaks6,024 residents · 83.6% owned · 8.1% no carMinster & St-Nicholas-at-Wade, Thanet8,055 residents · 73.9% owned · 11.3% no carWaltham Abbey West & Outer, Epping Forest6,071 residents · 67.3% owned · 17.4% no carThorpe, Runnymede5,964 residents · 77.4% owned · 10.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hoo Peninsula

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

Tenure

Owned78.2%
2,240 households
Private rented11%
314 households
Social rented9.7%
278 households
Shared ownership1.1%
31 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.8%
1,053 households
Terraced20%
573 households
Detached18.1%
517 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure16.6%
474 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.5%
215 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,135 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
917 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16%
457 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
353 households
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
1,302 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
794 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
505 households
1 bedroom9.2%
263 households
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64%
1,833 households
One-person household29.1%
834 households
Other household types6.9%
199 households
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.7%
1,051 households
1 person in household29.2%
834 households
3 people in household15.3%
437 households
4 people in household11.8%
339 households
5 people in household4.5%
129 households
6 people in household1.5%
44 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.9%
1,076 residents
15–2914.9%
1,012 residents
30–4416.4%
1,114 residents
45–6428.1%
1,902 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,670 residents
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
6,366 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
183 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
112 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
93 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26%
1,460 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
934 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
832 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
407 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.9%
3,139 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.1%
2,424 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
57 residents aged 16 and over
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
971 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
871 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.8%
777 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
738 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.1%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
441 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
440 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%
2,796 residents
Good health35.8%
2,426 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,057 residents
Bad health5.7%
388 residents
Very bad health1.6%
107 residents
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.5%
5,383 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.5%
1,391 residents
Hoo Peninsula · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.7%
1,165 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.2%
1,066 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
508 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
115 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Hoo Peninsula · 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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