Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003335

Chatham South East

Chatham South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,427 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway

7,427

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,700

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,273.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chatham South East

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

Tenure

Owned44.4%

1,200 households

Private rented33.1%

895 households

Social rented21.3%

576 households

Shared ownership0.8%

22 households

Lives rent free0.3%

7 households

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced66%

1,780 households

Semi-detached17.3%

468 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.4%

255 households

Detached5%

134 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%

52 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%

5 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

3 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

2 households

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.4%

1,173 households

No cars or vans in household31.1%

839 households

2 cars or vans in household20.1%

542 households

3 or more cars or vans in household5.4%

146 households

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54%

1,457 households

2 bedrooms32.2%

869 households

1 bedroom7%

190 households

4 or more bedrooms6.8%

184 households

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%

1,817 households

One-person household24.5%

661 households

Other household types8.2%

221 households

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.6%

718 households

1 person in household24.5%

662 households

3 people in household18.9%

509 households

4 people in household16.5%

445 households

5 people in household9.1%

247 households

6 people in household2.9%

78 households

7 people in household1%

28 households

8 or more people in household0.5%

13 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1527.7%

2,058 residents

15–2919.9%

1,480 residents

30–4423%

1,712 residents

45–6421.6%

1,608 residents

65 and over7.7%

572 residents

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.1%

5,583 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.7%

942 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%

429 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.9%

291 residents

Other ethnic group2.5%

186 residents

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.7%

1,247 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%

1,187 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.9%

837 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.4%

810 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%

726 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.2%

273 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.5%

185 residents aged 16 and over

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%

3,249 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive36%

1,894 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.3%

122 residents aged 16 and over

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%

968 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%

819 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%

706 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.6%

666 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%

562 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%

549 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students7.8%

413 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%

317 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5%

265 residents aged 16 and over

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%

3,691 residents

Good health32.8%

2,436 residents

Fair health12.2%

908 residents

Bad health4.2%

315 residents

Very bad health1.1%

79 residents

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%

6,120 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%

1,310 residents

Chatham South East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%

1,042 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%

924 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%

556 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%

169 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

9 households

Chatham 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003335

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Chatham South East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Medway

Life in Chatham South East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.