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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005057

Milton & Chalk

Milton & Chalk is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,586 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

11,586

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,362

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,029.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.6%

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.

Grays Chafford Gorges & Orsett Road, Thurrock9,304 residents · 56.9% owned · 21.5% no carTovil, Maidstone10,011 residents · 54.5% owned · 18.5% no carHornchurch Marshes, Havering10,640 residents · 59.5% owned · 23.9% no carSunbury Common, Spelthorne8,513 residents · 57.0% owned · 17.7% no carStanwell South, Spelthorne7,759 residents · 55.1% owned · 18.0% no carHaymill & Lynch Hill, Slough10,444 residents · 52.5% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Milton & Chalk

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

Tenure

Owned56.7%
2,472 households
Private rented26.3%
1,146 households
Social rented15.4%
672 households
Shared ownership1.6%
69 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced34.4%
1,500 households
Semi-detached27.4%
1,195 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.4%
933 households
Detached12.2%
534 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.1%
91 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
49 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.8%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
26 households
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,976 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
1,135 households
No cars or vans in household19.6%
853 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
398 households
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,751 households
2 bedrooms32.4%
1,413 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
646 households
1 bedroom12.7%
554 households
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.3%
2,806 households
One-person household26.4%
1,152 households
Other household types9.3%
404 households
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.6%
1,203 households
1 person in household26.4%
1,152 households
3 people in household18.6%
811 households
4 people in household16.4%
717 households
5 people in household7.1%
308 households
6 people in household2.6%
113 households
7 people in household0.8%
34 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
27 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.5%
2,489 residents
15–2918.4%
2,132 residents
30–4423.6%
2,737 residents
45–6424.1%
2,795 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,433 residents
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White65.5%
7,584 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh16.7%
1,939 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.8%
1,250 residents
Other ethnic group4.3%
495 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
315 residents
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.6%
2,462 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.3%
1,899 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
1,215 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%
1,048 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
497 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.1%
363 residents aged 16 and over
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.2%
5,735 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.8%
3,015 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.8%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.7%
865 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.5%
578 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
536 residents aged 16 and over
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
5,934 residents
Good health32.9%
3,814 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,337 residents
Bad health3.5%
404 residents
Very bad health0.8%
97 residents
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
9,869 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,717 residents
Milton & Chalk · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.3%
1,974 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,554 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.3%
667 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
10 households
Milton & Chalk · 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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