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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003323

Gillingham North East

Gillingham North East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,385 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
7,385

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,820

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,498.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.3%

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.

Staple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no carCheriton & Horn Street, Folkestone and Hythe10,008 residents · 59.3% owned · 17.8% no carStantonbury & Bradville, Milton Keynes7,066 residents · 49.0% owned · 21.2% no carOverstone Lodge & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire8,717 residents · 53.0% owned · 18.4% no carNorthbrook, Worthing10,187 residents · 59.9% owned · 14.9% no carHoughton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rochester East, Medway6,782 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.8% no carGillingham East, Medway7,766 residents · 62.6% owned · 24.9% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no carStrood South & Temple Marsh, Medway10,077 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillingham North East

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

Tenure

Owned54%
1,524 households
Social rented22.1%
624 households
Private rented20.9%
589 households
Shared ownership2.9%
82 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced59.3%
1,672 households
Semi-detached19.1%
538 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
355 households
Detached7.1%
201 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44%
1,240 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
733 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
603 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
245 households
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52%
1,467 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
783 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
375 households
1 bedroom6.9%
196 households
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
1,893 households
One-person household24.6%
695 households
Other household types8.3%
233 households
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.3%
854 households
1 person in household24.6%
693 households
3 people in household20%
564 households
4 people in household15.3%
431 households
5 people in household7%
197 households
6 people in household1.8%
51 households
7 people in household0.7%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.2%
1,637 residents
15–2919.2%
1,416 residents
30–4421.1%
1,556 residents
45–6425.6%
1,889 residents
65 and over12%
887 residents
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.8%
6,045 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.7%
569 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
356 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
298 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
120 residents
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.3%
1,371 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.2%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.9%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
764 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.1%
3,499 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.9%
2,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.4%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
835 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
814 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
535 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
393 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
3,443 residents
Good health34.2%
2,522 residents
Fair health13.1%
969 residents
Bad health4.9%
362 residents
Very bad health1.2%
89 residents
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
5,957 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,428 residents
Gillingham North East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.1%
1,245 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
931 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
487 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.3%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Gillingham North East · 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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