Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003336

Rainham North West

Rainham North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,354 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway

6,354

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,634

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,101.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

84.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rainham North West

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

Tenure

Owned84%

2,213 households

Private rented9%

237 households

Social rented6%

157 households

Shared ownership0.9%

24 households

Lives rent free0.1%

3 households

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached62%

1,630 households

Terraced20.9%

549 households

Detached13.8%

364 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.6%

68 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

10 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%

6 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

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

1 households

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%

1,099 households

2 cars or vans in household31.8%

838 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%

349 households

No cars or vans in household13.2%

348 households

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.6%

1,570 households

4 or more bedrooms18.9%

498 households

2 bedrooms18.4%

484 households

1 bedroom3.1%

83 households

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.8%

1,839 households

One-person household25.2%

663 households

Other household types5%

133 households

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%

969 households

1 person in household25.1%

662 households

3 people in household17.4%

458 households

4 people in household14.9%

392 households

5 people in household4.4%

116 households

6 people in household1%

27 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%

1,064 residents

15–2914.3%

908 residents

30–4418.2%

1,155 residents

45–6426.1%

1,660 residents

65 and over24.7%

1,567 residents

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.8%

5,828 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%

254 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%

142 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%

101 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

27 residents

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%

1,281 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.3%

956 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications18.3%

955 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.4%

803 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%

640 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.9%

414 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.4%

177 residents aged 16 and over

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%

3,032 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40.4%

2,110 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

81 residents aged 16 and over

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%

1,126 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%

797 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12%

629 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12%

627 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%

615 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations10.9%

569 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%

368 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%

280 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.1%

216 residents aged 16 and over

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%

2,923 residents

Good health35.2%

2,237 residents

Fair health13.7%

873 residents

Bad health3.7%

238 residents

Very bad health1.3%

82 residents

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.8%

5,195 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.2%

1,159 residents

Rainham North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%

1,259 households

Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%

928 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.3%

376 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%

67 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%

5 households

Rainham North 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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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 E02003336

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Rainham North West

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

Life in Rainham North West

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.