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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003322

Gillingham North

Gillingham North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,036 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
8,036

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,136

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,346.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

39.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.5%

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.

Fratton Kingston, Portsmouth10,355 residents · 44.8% owned · 36.8% no carNew Town & Hythe, Colchester13,379 residents · 44.7% owned · 29.0% no carClifton North, York8,082 residents · 44.8% owned · 37.1% no carAylestone North & Saffron Fields, Leicester7,256 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.5% no carAvery Hill, Greenwich6,348 residents · 50.8% owned · 31.5% no carLangworthy Buile Hill, Salford7,017 residents · 40.5% owned · 43.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillingham North

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

Tenure

Private rented42.9%
1,346 households
Owned39.4%
1,236 households
Social rented13.5%
422 households
Shared ownership4.1%
129 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.7%
1,591 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.3%
949 households
Semi-detached11.4%
358 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
113 households
Detached3.2%
100 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.9%
1,470 households
No cars or vans in household30.8%
967 households
2 cars or vans in household18%
566 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%
133 households
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38%
1,193 households
2 bedrooms31.6%
992 households
1 bedroom21.9%
688 households
4 or more bedrooms8.4%
263 households
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.7%
1,685 households
One-person household35.5%
1,113 households
Other household types10.9%
341 households
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.5%
1,113 households
2 people in household27.6%
864 households
3 people in household16.5%
518 households
4 people in household12.4%
390 households
5 people in household5.3%
165 households
6 people in household2%
62 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,420 residents
15–2930.9%
2,483 residents
30–4422.4%
1,798 residents
45–6420.5%
1,643 residents
65 and over8.6%
689 residents
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White70.2%
5,643 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African15.2%
1,219 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
666 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
335 residents
Other ethnic group2.2%
177 residents
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,733 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications24%
1,569 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,167 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.7%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.3%
3,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,388 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student7.1%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students19.9%
1,298 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.9%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
820 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.5%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.2%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
339 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
3,846 residents
Good health34.3%
2,760 residents
Fair health12.9%
1,039 residents
Bad health3.7%
296 residents
Very bad health1.2%
95 residents
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.2%
6,605 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.8%
1,430 residents
Gillingham North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.4%
1,392 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,047 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
509 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
168 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
21 households
Gillingham North · 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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