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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003347

Settington

Settington is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,097 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
6,097

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,436

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,139.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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.

Quedgeley North, Gloucester7,314 residents · 70.8% owned · 8.3% no carChurch Langley, Harlow8,941 residents · 76.9% owned · 7.3% no carBurgess Hill West, Mid Sussex7,061 residents · 76.0% owned · 8.7% no carBanbury Hardwick, Cherwell8,840 residents · 61.3% owned · 13.0% no carPark Farm, Ashford11,801 residents · 64.9% owned · 12.8% no carLeighton Buzzard South East, Central Bedfordshire13,726 residents · 70.7% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Settington

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

Tenure

Owned76.2%
1,856 households
Private rented18.8%
459 households
Social rented3.5%
86 households
Shared ownership1.4%
34 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced45%
1,096 households
Semi-detached31.3%
763 households
Detached20.1%
489 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.2%
79 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
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 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
1 households
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.7%
968 households
1 car or van in household36.8%
896 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.3%
349 households
No cars or vans in household9.2%
223 households
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.3%
1,080 households
2 bedrooms29.7%
723 households
4 or more bedrooms18.8%
457 households
1 bedroom7.2%
176 households
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
1,711 households
One-person household24.7%
601 households
Other household types5.2%
126 households
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
801 households
1 person in household24.7%
601 households
3 people in household18.6%
454 households
4 people in household17%
415 households
5 people in household5.3%
129 households
6 people in household1.3%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,202 residents
15–2919.8%
1,210 residents
30–4423%
1,405 residents
45–6425.9%
1,578 residents
65 and over11.5%
702 residents
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.9%
5,481 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%
314 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
129 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
129 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
42 residents
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,274 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.8%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.5%
894 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.3%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
553 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.2%
3,483 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive26.2%
1,266 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.5%
1,086 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.6%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.8%
567 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
552 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
240 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
228 residents aged 16 and over
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
3,101 residents
Good health35.2%
2,144 residents
Fair health10.3%
628 residents
Bad health3%
184 residents
Very bad health0.6%
38 residents
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1%
5,249 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.9%
848 residents
Settington · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.9%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
776 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
259 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
37 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Settington · 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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