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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003320

Chatham Maritime

Chatham Maritime is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,402 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
9,402

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,792

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,645.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Borehamwood Kenilworth, Hertsmere6,869 residents · 51.4% owned · 18.4% no carCentral Bracknell & Wildridings, Bracknell Forest11,871 residents · 46.4% owned · 21.1% no carHemel Hempstead Town, Dacorum11,615 residents · 49.9% owned · 22.9% no carMaidstone West, Maidstone12,367 residents · 45.1% owned · 22.7% no carTonbridge Town, Tonbridge and Malling12,509 residents · 55.5% owned · 22.3% no carLee Chapel South & Kingswood, Basildon10,314 residents · 57.2% owned · 23.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chatham Maritime

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

Tenure

Owned47%
1,783 households
Private rented31.8%
1,204 households
Social rented17.6%
666 households
Shared ownership3.6%
136 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement39.9%
1,513 households
Terraced28.9%
1,096 households
Semi-detached16.3%
617 households
Detached11.6%
438 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.5%
57 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47%
1,782 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
922 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
817 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
270 households
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34.1%
1,295 households
3 bedrooms30.9%
1,171 households
1 bedroom18.1%
688 households
4 or more bedrooms16.8%
639 households
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.5%
2,294 households
One-person household32.5%
1,232 households
Other household types7%
267 households
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household32.5%
1,232 households
2 people in household31%
1,174 households
3 people in household16.7%
633 households
4 people in household13.4%
507 households
5 people in household4.6%
176 households
6 people in household1.5%
58 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,803 residents
15–2924%
2,255 residents
30–4422.8%
2,148 residents
45–6423.4%
2,201 residents
65 and over10.6%
995 residents
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White77.7%
7,308 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%
823 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.8%
736 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
329 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
204 residents
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,501 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.3%
1,523 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.6%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
725 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
362 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.7%
4,857 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.1%
2,412 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
242 residents aged 16 and over
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.6%
1,625 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.8%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.1%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.4%
333 residents aged 16 and over
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.4%
5,022 residents
Good health31.9%
2,998 residents
Fair health10.5%
983 residents
Bad health3.3%
306 residents
Very bad health1%
92 residents
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.4%
8,025 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.6%
1,377 residents
Chatham Maritime · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.7%
1,961 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,173 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.7%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.1%
156 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
19 households
Chatham Maritime · 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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