Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005061

Westcourt

Westcourt is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,496 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,496

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,819

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,322

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.5%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westcourt

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

Tenure

Owned54.6%

1,539 households

Social rented34.3%

967 households

Private rented9.9%

278 households

Shared ownership0.8%

23 households

Lives rent free0.4%

12 households

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49%

1,381 households

Terraced24.2%

684 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.8%

474 households

Detached7.8%

221 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%

39 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%

21 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

0 households

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%

1,103 households

2 cars or vans in household27.2%

768 households

No cars or vans in household23.2%

656 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%

299 households

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54%

1,523 households

4 or more bedrooms16.8%

474 households

2 bedrooms16.1%

453 households

1 bedroom13.2%

371 households

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%

1,844 households

One-person household27%

761 households

Other household types7.6%

214 households

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.9%

787 households

1 person in household27%

761 households

4 people in household16.5%

466 households

3 people in household16.3%

459 households

5 people in household8.1%

229 households

6 people in household2.8%

78 households

7 people in household1%

29 households

8 or more people in household0.4%

11 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%

1,575 residents

15–2917.8%

1,331 residents

30–4419.9%

1,495 residents

45–6424.8%

1,860 residents

65 and over16.5%

1,237 residents

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.9%

5,772 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10%

747 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%

603 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%

254 residents

Other ethnic group1.7%

125 residents

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.7%

1,367 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above22.5%

1,298 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications15.9%

917 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.8%

910 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%

744 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.7%

327 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.7%

212 residents aged 16 and over

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%

3,336 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive40%

2,309 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.3%

130 residents aged 16 and over

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.3%

940 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%

861 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations14.5%

836 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%

719 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%

655 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.3%

655 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students6.7%

389 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%

373 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%

347 residents aged 16 and over

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%

3,454 residents

Good health34.1%

2,554 residents

Fair health13.3%

995 residents

Bad health5%

371 residents

Very bad health1.6%

120 residents

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%

5,987 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%

1,509 residents

Westcourt · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%

1,069 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%

980 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions20.5%

578 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%

181 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%

13 households

Westcourt · 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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Westcourt

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Gravesham

Life in Westcourt

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.