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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005121

Iwade & Kemsley

Iwade & Kemsley is a Census neighbourhood of about 14,037 residents in Swale. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

14,037

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,227

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

798.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.7%

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.

Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow, Medway12,142 residents · 74.6% owned · 9.7% no carPark Farm, Ashford11,801 residents · 64.9% owned · 12.8% no carGalley Common & Whittleford, Nuneaton and Bedworth8,405 residents · 79.6% owned · 9.3% no carWainscott & City Estate, Medway7,079 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carBurton Latimer, North Northamptonshire10,443 residents · 68.6% owned · 12.2% no carEast Tilbury, Thurrock7,713 residents · 71.9% owned · 12.2% no car

Most similar within Swale

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Borden & The Meads, Swale12,756 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Iwade & Kemsley

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
3,704 households
Private rented14.9%
780 households
Social rented12.2%
640 households
Shared ownership2%
102 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.8%
1,975 households
Detached29.2%
1,524 households
Terraced24.5%
1,280 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.4%
384 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household38%
1,985 households
1 car or van in household37.4%
1,956 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
754 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
530 households
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
2,409 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
1,280 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
1,213 households
1 bedroom6.2%
324 households
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.5%
3,786 households
One-person household19.9%
1,037 households
Other household types7.7%
400 households
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
1,719 households
3 people in household20.7%
1,082 households
1 person in household19.8%
1,037 households
4 people in household17.3%
903 households
5 people in household6.1%
317 households
6 people in household2.1%
108 households
7 people in household0.8%
42 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521%
2,954 residents
15–2918.3%
2,575 residents
30–4422.7%
3,187 residents
45–6426%
3,651 residents
65 and over11.9%
1,668 residents
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.6%
12,720 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
739 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
283 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
217 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
79 residents
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.7%
2,688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
2,179 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.1%
1,860 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,851 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.8%
7,373 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30%
3,257 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
2,294 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,519 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
1,216 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.2%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
696 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
6,912 residents
Good health35.3%
4,951 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,584 residents
Bad health3.3%
462 residents
Very bad health0.9%
128 residents
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84%
11,791 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16%
2,246 residents
Iwade & Kemsley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50.1%
2,617 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,764 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.3%
644 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
184 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
14 households
Iwade & Kemsley · 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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