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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003340

Wayfield

Wayfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,090 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
8,090

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,219

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,117.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Moredon, Swindon7,386 residents · 59.1% owned · 22.5% no carRushall, Walsall6,450 residents · 62.9% owned · 21.8% no carArnold Town, Gedling5,876 residents · 58.4% owned · 29.4% no carWoodsetton, Dudley7,578 residents · 56.8% owned · 24.0% no carStockwood, Bristol, City of11,085 residents · 68.4% owned · 19.6% no carBocking, Braintree7,451 residents · 51.4% owned · 22.1% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rede Common, Medway6,492 residents · 57.0% owned · 23.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wayfield

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
1,904 households
Social rented28.3%
911 households
Private rented11.8%
380 households
Shared ownership0.7%
23 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached55.4%
1,782 households
Terraced26.9%
866 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
341 households
Detached5.2%
166 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
44 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,272 households
2 cars or vans in household28.7%
924 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
689 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
333 households
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.1%
1,646 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
697 households
1 bedroom15.3%
492 households
4 or more bedrooms11.9%
383 households
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.7%
2,083 households
One-person household29.4%
946 households
Other household types5.9%
189 households
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.6%
953 households
1 person in household29.4%
945 households
3 people in household17.3%
555 households
4 people in household14.4%
462 households
5 people in household6.1%
197 households
6 people in household2.4%
76 households
7 people in household0.6%
19 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,610 residents
15–2916.7%
1,351 residents
30–4419.6%
1,582 residents
45–6426.8%
2,168 residents
65 and over17%
1,376 residents
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White85.5%
6,920 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.4%
595 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
299 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
208 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
70 residents
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25%
1,591 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,023 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
806 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
3,669 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.7%
2,591 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
436 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
383 residents aged 16 and over
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.7%
3,534 residents
Good health34.6%
2,801 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,181 residents
Bad health5.4%
436 residents
Very bad health1.7%
138 residents
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.6%
6,356 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.4%
1,734 residents
Wayfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39%
1,256 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,127 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
635 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
193 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Wayfield · 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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