Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003342

Rainham South East

Rainham South East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,422 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway

6,422

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,574

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,465.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

79.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rainham South East

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

Tenure

Owned79.7%

2,052 households

Private rented12.3%

316 households

Social rented7.7%

197 households

Shared ownership0.3%

7 households

Lives rent free0.1%

2 households

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

Accommodation type

Semi-detached54.8%

1,409 households

Detached19.4%

499 households

Terraced15.7%

403 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%

208 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%

20 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%

18 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%

13 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%

3 households

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

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%

1,005 households

2 cars or vans in household32.5%

837 households

No cars or vans in household14.8%

380 households

3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%

352 households

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

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.7%

1,329 households

4 or more bedrooms24.5%

629 households

2 bedrooms16.4%

421 households

1 bedroom7.5%

193 households

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

Household composition

Single family household69.9%

1,799 households

One-person household24.9%

641 households

Other household types5.1%

132 households

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

Household size

2 people in household35%

898 households

1 person in household25%

641 households

3 people in household17.2%

442 households

4 people in household15.8%

406 households

5 people in household5.4%

139 households

6 people in household1.2%

32 households

7 people in household0.4%

9 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

8 or more people in household0%

0 households

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

Age

Under 1517.5%

1,122 residents

15–2915.1%

972 residents

30–4418%

1,157 residents

45–6425.7%

1,650 residents

65 and over23.7%

1,522 residents

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

Ethnic group

White92.2%

5,918 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%

233 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%

133 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%

106 residents

Other ethnic group0.5%

30 residents

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

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%

1,351 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications19%

994 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications16.7%

873 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

841 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%

611 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7.1%

369 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.5%

183 residents aged 16 and over

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

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57%

2,978 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.1%

2,150 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.9%

97 residents aged 16 and over

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

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.2%

1,159 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%

767 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%

622 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%

619 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%

597 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.6%

501 residents aged 16 and over

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

371 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%

306 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.4%

282 residents aged 16 and over

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

General health

Very good health46.6%

2,990 residents

Good health36%

2,312 residents

Fair health12.9%

829 residents

Bad health3.7%

239 residents

Very bad health0.8%

52 residents

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

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.9%

5,327 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act17.1%

1,095 residents

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

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.5%

1,271 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34%

875 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.3%

341 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%

80 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

3 households

Rainham 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 E02003342

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Rainham 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

Life in Rainham 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.