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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005064

Higham & Shorne

Higham & Shorne is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,563 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,563

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,663

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

182.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.7%

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.

Harpole, Kislingbury & Bugbrooke, West Northamptonshire8,609 residents · 77.8% owned · 8.1% no carSteeple Ashton, North Bradley & Southwick, Wiltshire7,016 residents · 80.4% owned · 7.1% no carKingsbury & Curdworth, North Warwickshire6,973 residents · 81.2% owned · 7.6% no carEast Bergholt, Brantham & Capel St Mary, Babergh10,440 residents · 81.6% owned · 7.3% no carDesford & Newbold Verdon, Hinckley and Bosworth8,874 residents · 80.0% owned · 9.0% no carLongfield, New Barn & Southfleet, Dartford6,830 residents · 84.0% owned · 9.3% no car

Most similar within Gravesham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Istead Rise & Meopham, Gravesham7,747 residents · 86.5% owned · 8.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Higham & Shorne

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

Tenure

Owned82.5%
2,197 households
Social rented9.4%
249 households
Private rented7.7%
205 households
Shared ownership0.3%
7 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44%
1,171 households
Semi-detached40.2%
1,070 households
Terraced12.9%
344 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.5%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household35.9%
955 households
1 car or van in household34.9%
930 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.9%
530 households
No cars or vans in household9.3%
247 households
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.2%
1,150 households
4 or more bedrooms33.9%
902 households
2 bedrooms19%
506 households
1 bedroom3.9%
104 households
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.9%
1,862 households
One-person household24.7%
658 households
Other household types5.3%
142 households
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.5%
1,025 households
1 person in household24.7%
658 households
3 people in household15.3%
408 households
4 people in household14%
372 households
5 people in household5.1%
136 households
6 people in household1.8%
47 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
989 residents
15–2914.6%
957 residents
30–4414.4%
942 residents
45–6429%
1,900 residents
65 and over27%
1,775 residents
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88%
5,775 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7%
462 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
115 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
108 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
102 residents
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.7%
1,573 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
967 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.7%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%
618 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
165 residents aged 16 and over
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,023 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,388 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.6%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.5%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.8%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
293 residents aged 16 and over
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.7%
3,260 residents
Good health34.5%
2,264 residents
Fair health11.4%
745 residents
Bad health3.4%
222 residents
Very bad health1.1%
72 residents
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.5%
5,542 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.5%
1,020 residents
Higham & Shorne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.9%
1,382 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
914 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.8%
315 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Higham & Shorne · 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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