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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003334

Chatham South West

Chatham South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,217 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
6,217

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,311

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,659

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

Barras Heath, Coventry6,810 residents · 64.8% owned · 23.5% no carPerry Street, Gravesham8,007 residents · 52.4% owned · 23.5% no carHolbrooks, Coventry9,083 residents · 56.5% owned · 24.6% no carRadford East, Coventry7,959 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.1% no carEastfield, West Northamptonshire6,983 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.4% no carBeeston East, Leeds8,370 residents · 60.0% owned · 32.9% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Gillingham South, Medway6,878 residents · 51.8% owned · 27.8% no carGillingham East, Medway7,766 residents · 62.6% owned · 24.9% no carRochester East, Medway6,782 residents · 63.2% owned · 20.8% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chatham South West

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

Tenure

Owned58.9%
1,361 households
Private rented31.4%
726 households
Social rented9.2%
213 households
Shared ownership0.5%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced62.4%
1,442 households
Semi-detached16.2%
375 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
227 households
Detached5.6%
129 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
108 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.4%
1,097 households
No cars or vans in household23%
533 households
2 cars or vans in household21.7%
501 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
182 households
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.7%
1,288 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
475 households
4 or more bedrooms14.1%
326 households
1 bedroom9.7%
224 households
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
1,493 households
One-person household26.2%
605 households
Other household types9.3%
214 households
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.1%
626 households
1 person in household26.2%
605 households
3 people in household18%
417 households
4 people in household17.3%
400 households
5 people in household7.4%
171 households
6 people in household2.6%
60 households
7 people in household1%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.3%
1,327 residents
15–2919.4%
1,208 residents
30–4422.4%
1,392 residents
45–6424.4%
1,519 residents
65 and over12.5%
776 residents
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White71.2%
4,431 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15%
933 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.1%
444 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
220 residents
Other ethnic group3.1%
191 residents
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,353 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
930 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
784 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
735 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
260 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.2%
2,990 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
1,680 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.2%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
626 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
546 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,011 residents
Good health34.2%
2,125 residents
Fair health12.7%
791 residents
Bad health3.4%
213 residents
Very bad health1.2%
75 residents
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
5,181 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,037 residents
Chatham South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,030 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.3%
838 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%
330 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.5%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
10 households
Chatham South West · 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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