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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003344

Capstone

Capstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,802 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
6,802

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,700

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,359.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.2%

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.

Mote Park, Maidstone8,100 residents · 65.8% owned · 17.5% no carWaterlooville East, Havant5,376 residents · 60.1% owned · 16.7% no carKingsmoor, Harlow7,733 residents · 56.0% owned · 20.1% no carSittingbourne East, Swale8,549 residents · 64.8% owned · 18.1% no carChurchgate, Broxbourne6,991 residents · 67.5% owned · 17.9% no carSteeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon8,735 residents · 61.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Walderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Capstone

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

Tenure

Owned63.2%
1,707 households
Social rented23.9%
644 households
Private rented12.1%
327 households
Shared ownership0.8%
21 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.9%
1,157 households
Semi-detached26%
701 households
Detached18.7%
505 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.6%
313 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.4%
1,035 households
2 cars or vans in household31.1%
838 households
No cars or vans in household17.3%
466 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%
357 households
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.7%
1,369 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
488 households
2 bedrooms17.3%
467 households
1 bedroom13.9%
376 households
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
1,794 households
One-person household26.8%
721 households
Other household types6.7%
180 households
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.3%
818 households
1 person in household26.7%
721 households
3 people in household18%
485 households
4 people in household16.9%
456 households
5 people in household5.7%
153 households
6 people in household2%
53 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,287 residents
15–2917.9%
1,216 residents
30–4420%
1,360 residents
45–6426.3%
1,790 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,148 residents
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.1%
5,988 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
382 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
195 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
172 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
61 residents
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.8%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.2%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
880 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
329 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
152 residents aged 16 and over
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.2%
3,310 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.4%
2,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
691 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
304 residents aged 16 and over
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,088 residents
Good health35.2%
2,392 residents
Fair health13.7%
930 residents
Bad health4.3%
292 residents
Very bad health1.5%
100 residents
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
5,531 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,271 residents
Capstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.6%
1,149 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
941 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.9%
456 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
139 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
13 households
Capstone · 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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