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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005060

Northfleet South

Northfleet South is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,644 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,644

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,348

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,196.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Bletchley West, Milton Keynes7,638 residents · 66.9% owned · 15.7% no carDunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no carWalsgrave & Woodway Park, Coventry8,080 residents · 64.5% owned · 21.2% no carHorsted, Medway7,086 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.3% no carStanground, Peterborough13,724 residents · 66.0% owned · 16.0% no carVictoria Park, Buckinghamshire6,183 residents · 67.1% owned · 16.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Northfleet South

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

Tenure

Owned62.8%
2,101 households
Social rented21.8%
729 households
Private rented11.4%
382 households
Shared ownership3.8%
128 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.1%
1,743 households
Terraced21.1%
706 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement14.1%
471 households
Detached11.7%
391 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
16 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,448 households
2 cars or vans in household29.1%
975 households
No cars or vans in household17.7%
592 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
331 households
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.2%
1,681 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
791 households
4 or more bedrooms16.4%
550 households
1 bedroom9.7%
324 households
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
2,255 households
One-person household25.8%
864 households
Other household types6.9%
230 households
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.8%
1,032 households
1 person in household25.8%
864 households
3 people in household18%
602 households
4 people in household16.6%
556 households
5 people in household6.4%
215 households
6 people in household1.3%
45 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,707 residents
15–2917.9%
1,546 residents
30–4421.5%
1,858 residents
45–6424%
2,072 residents
65 and over16.9%
1,463 residents
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White75.4%
6,519 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12%
1,035 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%
619 residents
Other ethnic group3%
263 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
209 residents
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,817 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.1%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
995 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.7%
4,208 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.5%
2,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,243 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
964 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.4%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.3%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
545 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
4,123 residents
Good health34.8%
3,008 residents
Fair health12.6%
1,091 residents
Bad health3.9%
335 residents
Very bad health1%
87 residents
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
7,206 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,439 residents
Northfleet South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.4%
1,621 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
1,074 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%
541 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Northfleet South · 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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