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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003332

Gillingham South East

Gillingham South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,284 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
6,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,310

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,489

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.6%

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.

Far Bletchley, Milton Keynes7,388 residents · 66.7% owned · 17.7% no carMote Park, Maidstone8,100 residents · 65.8% owned · 17.5% no carWest Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea10,119 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.1% no carBedworth Heath, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,744 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.6% no carAshmore, Walsall6,110 residents · 75.8% owned · 13.6% no carBedhampton, Havant9,308 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.0% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rochester South East, Medway6,441 residents · 75.4% owned · 15.7% no carWalderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no carCapstone, Medway6,802 residents · 63.2% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gillingham South East

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

Tenure

Owned70.3%
1,625 households
Social rented14.4%
333 households
Private rented13.5%
312 households
Shared ownership1.6%
37 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.3%
1,024 households
Semi-detached34.6%
800 households
Detached12.8%
296 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4%
92 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.6%
60 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
37 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.4%
889 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
715 households
No cars or vans in household17.6%
407 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%
302 households
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.7%
1,288 households
4 or more bedrooms22.7%
525 households
2 bedrooms17.1%
396 households
1 bedroom4.5%
104 households
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
1,630 households
One-person household21.1%
488 households
Other household types8.5%
198 households
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.7%
779 households
1 person in household21.1%
489 households
3 people in household18.7%
434 households
4 people in household17.3%
401 households
5 people in household6.5%
151 households
6 people in household1.8%
41 households
7 people in household0.6%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,125 residents
15–2916.2%
1,021 residents
30–4418.3%
1,150 residents
45–6427.9%
1,751 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,237 residents
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White83.5%
5,248 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.9%
435 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
350 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
171 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
80 residents
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.5%
1,348 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.1%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.1%
871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
322 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%
2,978 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,008 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21%
1,069 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
671 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.3%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.7%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.9%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
279 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
2,867 residents
Good health34.8%
2,185 residents
Fair health14.2%
891 residents
Bad health4.1%
257 residents
Very bad health1.3%
83 residents
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.4%
5,054 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.6%
1,229 residents
Gillingham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,075 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
837 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
304 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
90 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Gillingham South 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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