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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005067

Sole Street & Vigo

Sole Street & Vigo is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,932 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,932

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,319

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

276.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

5.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.2%

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.

Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst, Brentwood9,866 residents · 84.4% owned · 6.1% no carRoydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green, Epping Forest8,817 residents · 81.4% owned · 7.3% no carRingwood North & Ibsley, New Forest7,223 residents · 82.9% owned · 6.6% no carBursteads, Basildon6,443 residents · 86.8% owned · 7.8% no carSmallfield & Felbridge, Tandridge8,351 residents · 78.9% owned · 7.5% no carOrsett, Bulphan & Hordon-on-the-Hill, Thurrock6,416 residents · 81.1% owned · 6.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sole Street & Vigo

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

Tenure

Owned87.4%
2,027 households
Private rented7.9%
184 households
Social rented4.1%
96 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached50.2%
1,165 households
Terraced27.1%
628 households
Semi-detached16.4%
380 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.8%
66 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.8%
42 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
6 households
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38.9%
902 households
1 car or van in household31.5%
731 households
3 or more cars or vans in household24.2%
561 households
No cars or vans in household5.3%
124 households
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,082 households
4 or more bedrooms33.7%
781 households
2 bedrooms15.8%
366 households
1 bedroom3.8%
89 households
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72%
1,670 households
One-person household21.2%
492 households
Other household types6.9%
159 households
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.1%
882 households
1 person in household21.2%
491 households
3 people in household16.8%
390 households
4 people in household16.3%
377 households
5 people in household5%
115 households
6 people in household1.7%
39 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
948 residents
15–2914.5%
861 residents
30–4415.5%
920 residents
45–6429.8%
1,767 residents
65 and over24.2%
1,437 residents
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.8%
5,624 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%
164 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
75 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
24 residents
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.2%
1,482 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
875 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.2%
843 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.1%
543 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%
2,927 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
1,897 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.6%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.8%
778 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers15%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
264 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
3,063 residents
Good health33.8%
2,005 residents
Fair health10.7%
632 residents
Bad health3.2%
187 residents
Very bad health0.8%
46 residents
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
5,050 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
882 residents
Sole Street & Vigo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.8%
1,248 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
833 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
196 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.8%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Sole Street & Vigo · 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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