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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003351

Lordswood

Lordswood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,916 residents in Medway. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Medway
7,916

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,167

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,750.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Canford Heath East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,550 residents · 70.1% owned · 11.3% no carLarkfield & New Hythe, Tonbridge and Malling12,716 residents · 73.3% owned · 12.5% no carMinster South, Swale10,856 residents · 69.6% owned · 12.8% no carCadbury Heath South & North Common, South Gloucestershire10,345 residents · 70.4% owned · 12.5% no carWestfield, Bath and North East Somerset6,543 residents · 73.3% owned · 10.8% no carRye Park, Broxbourne7,458 residents · 69.3% owned · 14.8% no car

Most similar within Medway

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Parkwood West, Medway7,390 residents · 79.8% owned · 12.5% no carWalderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lordswood

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

Tenure

Owned76.4%
2,420 households
Private rented15.1%
477 households
Social rented6.9%
217 households
Shared ownership1.6%
52 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.7%
1,288 households
Semi-detached34.2%
1,083 households
Detached14.2%
448 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.6%
304 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,256 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,107 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
440 households
No cars or vans in household11.5%
363 households
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.9%
1,613 households
2 bedrooms27.9%
882 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
482 households
1 bedroom6%
189 households
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.3%
2,227 households
One-person household24.7%
781 households
Other household types5%
158 households
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,058 households
1 person in household24.7%
781 households
3 people in household18.4%
584 households
4 people in household16.5%
522 households
5 people in household5.2%
165 households
6 people in household1.6%
50 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,534 residents
15–2916.3%
1,291 residents
30–4421.1%
1,667 residents
45–6425.1%
1,988 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,435 residents
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.2%
7,296 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3%
237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
204 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
144 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
36 residents
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.8%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,173 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
803 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%
4,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.9%
2,196 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
76 residents aged 16 and over
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.7%
991 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.8%
808 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
593 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
430 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
404 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
288 residents aged 16 and over
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.1%
3,804 residents
Good health34.8%
2,751 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,006 residents
Bad health3.7%
289 residents
Very bad health0.8%
66 residents
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.8%
6,632 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.2%
1,285 residents
Lordswood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.8%
1,514 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.4%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
410 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
88 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lordswood · 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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