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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003348

Hempstead & Wigmore

Hempstead & Wigmore is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,093 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
8,093

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,191

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,970.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.0%

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.

Thundersley Glen, Castle Point8,079 residents · 89.4% owned · 9.7% no carFlackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire5,902 residents · 84.4% owned · 9.2% no carKempshott, Basingstoke and Deane7,232 residents · 91.5% owned · 8.8% no carRayleigh South East, Rochford7,816 residents · 90.5% owned · 11.1% no carTattenham North, Reigate and Banstead6,168 residents · 86.8% owned · 6.2% no carGrove Green, Maidstone8,041 residents · 83.8% owned · 8.1% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rainham South West, Medway5,972 residents · 90.0% owned · 9.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hempstead & Wigmore

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

Tenure

Owned89.1%
2,842 households
Private rented9.7%
310 households
Social rented1%
32 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.6%
1,614 households
Semi-detached33.6%
1,072 households
Terraced13.1%
417 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.1%
68 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,258 households
1 car or van in household32.8%
1,046 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.8%
631 households
No cars or vans in household8%
256 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms42.3%
1,350 households
3 bedrooms39.4%
1,257 households
2 bedrooms13.8%
439 households
1 bedroom4.5%
145 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.9%
2,358 households
One-person household21.3%
679 households
Other household types4.8%
153 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.6%
1,264 households
1 person in household21.3%
680 households
4 people in household16.5%
527 households
3 people in household15.6%
499 households
5 people in household4.9%
157 households
6 people in household1.5%
48 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,250 residents
15–2913.7%
1,105 residents
30–4417%
1,373 residents
45–6427.2%
2,200 residents
65 and over26.8%
2,167 residents
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.1%
7,207 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.6%
535 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
153 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
99 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
99 residents
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30%
2,025 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.1%
1,287 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15%
1,011 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
745 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.8%
3,837 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,803 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,614 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
1,128 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.2%
824 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
381 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
322 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.9%
4,118 residents
Good health34.3%
2,774 residents
Fair health11.3%
915 residents
Bad health2.9%
235 residents
Very bad health0.6%
52 residents
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
6,956 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,138 residents
Hempstead & Wigmore · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
1,797 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,083 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.8%
280 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions0.9%
30 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Hempstead & Wigmore · 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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