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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003324

Strood South & Temple Marsh

Strood South & Temple Marsh is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,077 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
10,077

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,860

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,889.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

65.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.1%

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.

Tovil, Maidstone10,011 residents · 54.5% owned · 18.5% no carDunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no carRye Park, Broxbourne7,458 residents · 69.3% owned · 14.8% no carWick & Toddington, Arun12,166 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no carCrayford, Bexley11,271 residents · 63.8% owned · 21.6% no carOverstone Lodge & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire8,717 residents · 53.0% 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 car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Strood South & Temple Marsh

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

Tenure

Owned65.6%
2,532 households
Private rented16.9%
653 households
Social rented14.7%
566 households
Shared ownership2.8%
109 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45.1%
1,742 households
Semi-detached37.4%
1,443 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
434 households
Detached3%
115 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
54 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
34 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,637 households
2 cars or vans in household31.4%
1,213 households
No cars or vans in household15.4%
595 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%
414 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.7%
1,996 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
1,150 households
4 or more bedrooms10.8%
416 households
1 bedroom7.7%
299 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.4%
2,641 households
One-person household24.7%
954 households
Other household types6.9%
266 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.4%
1,173 households
1 person in household24.7%
954 households
3 people in household18.6%
719 households
4 people in household16.8%
649 households
5 people in household6%
232 households
6 people in household2.5%
98 households
7 people in household0.6%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.6%
2,272 residents
15–2918.6%
1,875 residents
30–4424%
2,413 residents
45–6423.6%
2,374 residents
65 and over11.3%
1,140 residents
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.3%
8,495 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.5%
854 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
371 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
306 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
48 residents
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.1%
1,772 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,541 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.3%
1,326 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.3%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
441 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)66.5%
5,098 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.5%
2,414 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,380 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15%
1,147 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
987 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
614 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
480 residents aged 16 and over
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
5,021 residents
Good health34.2%
3,451 residents
Fair health11.4%
1,148 residents
Bad health3.5%
356 residents
Very bad health1%
101 residents
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
8,479 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,598 residents
Strood South & Temple Marsh · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
1,812 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.9%
575 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
150 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Strood South & Temple Marsh · 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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