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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005066

Istead Rise & Meopham

Istead Rise & Meopham is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,747 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,747

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,184

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

422.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.3%

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.

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet, Dartford6,830 residents · 84.0% owned · 9.3% no carAshingdon, Rochford7,915 residents · 88.5% owned · 9.6% no carLongton & Walmer Bridge, South Ribble8,315 residents · 84.3% owned · 8.9% no carHarpole, Kislingbury & Bugbrooke, West Northamptonshire8,609 residents · 77.8% owned · 8.1% no carWickford West, Basildon7,576 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.3% no carAldridge South, Walsall7,778 residents · 87.9% owned · 10.9% no car

Most similar within Gravesham

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Higham & Shorne, Gravesham6,563 residents · 82.5% owned · 9.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Istead Rise & Meopham

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

Tenure

Owned86.5%
2,755 households
Private rented8.4%
268 households
Social rented4.6%
147 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.6%
1,582 households
Detached39.2%
1,248 households
Terraced6.7%
213 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
20 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,171 households
1 car or van in household36.6%
1,165 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%
582 households
No cars or vans in household8.4%
267 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,536 households
4 or more bedrooms31.3%
997 households
2 bedrooms17.2%
549 households
1 bedroom3.2%
103 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72%
2,293 households
One-person household23%
734 households
Other household types5%
159 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,276 households
1 person in household23%
734 households
4 people in household15.9%
505 households
3 people in household15.6%
498 households
5 people in household4.1%
130 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,132 residents
15–2913.3%
1,031 residents
30–4414.5%
1,119 residents
45–6428.7%
2,226 residents
65 and over28.9%
2,235 residents
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
7,303 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
203 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
116 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
51 residents
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.3%
1,852 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
692 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.1%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
3,569 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,858 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,578 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.2%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.7%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,769 residents
Good health34.8%
2,694 residents
Fair health12.5%
965 residents
Bad health3.2%
251 residents
Very bad health0.9%
68 residents
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.1%
6,512 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.9%
1,235 residents
Istead Rise & Meopham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.7%
1,677 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,132 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.4%
330 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
42 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Istead Rise & Meopham · 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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