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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005065

Singlewell

Singlewell is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,311 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,311

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,163

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,351.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Tree Estate, Dartford6,733 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.0% no carAldershot Park, Rushmoor6,464 residents · 53.7% owned · 21.3% no carTilehurst South, Reading8,224 residents · 59.5% owned · 24.1% no carOld Oscott, Birmingham6,110 residents · 61.3% owned · 25.1% no carEwhurst & West Green, Crawley9,091 residents · 51.5% owned · 23.6% no carWhitmore Way & Fremnells, Basildon9,790 residents · 59.3% owned · 21.6% no car

Most similar within Gravesham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Westcourt, Gravesham7,496 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Singlewell

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

Tenure

Owned52.8%
1,669 households
Social rented33.5%
1,059 households
Private rented12.2%
385 households
Shared ownership1%
31 households
Lives rent free0.6%
19 households
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced47.3%
1,497 households
Semi-detached32.9%
1,039 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.6%
367 households
Detached6.7%
211 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,351 households
2 cars or vans in household27.6%
873 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
650 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
287 households
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.3%
1,653 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
786 households
1 bedroom12.2%
385 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
339 households
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
2,105 households
One-person household26.6%
840 households
Other household types6.9%
217 households
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.8%
849 households
1 person in household26.6%
841 households
3 people in household19.2%
606 households
4 people in household17%
537 households
5 people in household7.1%
224 households
6 people in household2.3%
73 households
7 people in household0.6%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.4%
1,864 residents
15–2918.4%
1,525 residents
30–4421.4%
1,775 residents
45–6424%
1,996 residents
65 and over13.8%
1,150 residents
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.9%
6,890 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.4%
617 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
483 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
238 residents
Other ethnic group1%
86 residents
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.3%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
861 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,829 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.7%
2,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
931 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
418 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
398 residents aged 16 and over
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.1%
3,909 residents
Good health33%
2,744 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,179 residents
Bad health4.6%
384 residents
Very bad health1.1%
92 residents
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
6,700 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
1,611 residents
Singlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,219 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.5%
1,154 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.2%
575 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
198 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
18 households
Singlewell · 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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