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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003326

Gillingham East

Gillingham East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,766 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
7,766

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,961

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,205

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Perry Street, Gravesham8,007 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.5% no carShephall, Stevenage6,474 residents · 54.4% owned · 21.2% no carBarras Heath, Coventry6,810 residents · 64.8% owned · 23.5% no carSt Lukes, Southend-on-Sea11,208 residents · 63.3% owned · 22.6% no carEastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no carAldermoor & Lordswood, Southampton7,887 residents · 62.4% owned · 18.6% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chatham South West, Medway6,217 residents · 58.9% owned · 23.0% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no carGillingham North East, Medway7,385 residents · 54.0% owned · 21.4% no carRochester East, Medway6,782 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillingham East

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

Tenure

Owned62.6%
1,855 households
Private rented29.1%
862 households
Social rented7.4%
220 households
Shared ownership0.8%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.1%
1,810 households
Semi-detached19.9%
589 households
Detached7.3%
215 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.1%
152 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.7%
140 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
30 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
21 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,291 households
No cars or vans in household24.9%
738 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
703 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%
230 households
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.9%
1,804 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
526 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
388 households
1 bedroom8.2%
244 households
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.8%
1,949 households
One-person household25.1%
743 households
Other household types9.1%
270 households
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.5%
873 households
1 person in household25.1%
743 households
3 people in household19.7%
583 households
4 people in household16.5%
490 households
5 people in household6.1%
182 households
6 people in household2%
60 households
7 people in household0.7%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,564 residents
15–2917.8%
1,386 residents
30–4421.8%
1,691 residents
45–6426.8%
2,079 residents
65 and over13.5%
1,049 residents
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.5%
6,097 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.1%
705 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.2%
563 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
275 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
130 residents
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,468 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.9%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13%
793 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
176 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
3,793 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.8%
2,184 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
124 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.9%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
904 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
766 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
640 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.5%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
416 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
3,564 residents
Good health35.4%
2,746 residents
Fair health13%
1,011 residents
Bad health4.6%
357 residents
Very bad health1.1%
88 residents
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
6,337 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,432 residents
Gillingham East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.2%
1,280 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
511 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
16 households
Gillingham 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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