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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005056

Gravesend Town

Gravesend Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,162 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,162

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,652

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,214.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

32.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

West Park, Wolverhampton7,893 residents · 37.1% owned · 40.2% no carChatham Central and Rochester Riverside, Medway9,919 residents · 33.1% owned · 39.7% no carPier, Eastbourne8,424 residents · 27.2% owned · 48.6% no carWorcester Town South, Worcester7,459 residents · 44.5% owned · 33.0% no carWakefield Central, Wakefield9,191 residents · 36.4% owned · 42.8% no carHarpur, Bedford8,870 residents · 38.3% owned · 38.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gravesend Town

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

Tenure

Private rented45.9%
2,136 households
Owned32.9%
1,532 households
Social rented20%
930 households
Shared ownership0.8%
35 households
Lives rent free0.4%
19 households
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement48.2%
2,243 households
Terraced19%
884 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.6%
541 households
Semi-detached10.2%
476 households
Detached4.2%
196 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.7%
172 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.9%
136 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,984 households
No cars or vans in household42%
1,954 households
2 cars or vans in household11.8%
550 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%
164 households
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom39.6%
1,842 households
2 bedrooms31.4%
1,460 households
3 bedrooms17.7%
823 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
527 households
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household46%
2,141 households
One-person household44.3%
2,060 households
Other household types9.7%
452 households
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household44.3%
2,059 households
2 people in household25%
1,163 households
3 people in household13.3%
621 households
4 people in household10%
463 households
5 people in household4.4%
207 households
6 people in household1.7%
81 households
7 people in household0.8%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
22 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
1,809 residents
15–2920.6%
2,091 residents
30–4424.9%
2,533 residents
45–6423.5%
2,385 residents
65 and over13.2%
1,341 residents
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62%
6,294 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.1%
2,044 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.9%
900 residents
Other ethnic group5.7%
579 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
342 residents
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
2,398 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.9%
2,053 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
1,100 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.4%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
944 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.3%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
5,150 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.4%
2,922 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.8%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.2%
757 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
494 residents aged 16 and over
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.9%
4,667 residents
Good health34.7%
3,531 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,384 residents
Bad health4.5%
457 residents
Very bad health1.2%
123 residents
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.3%
8,464 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.7%
1,698 residents
Gravesend Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.1%
1,726 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension36%
1,674 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.1%
890 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
312 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.1%
49 households
Gravesend Town · 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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