Gravesham, in numbers

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Gravesham local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

Homes rented privately

7.3% to 43.2%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.3% in Higham & Shorne to 43.2% in Town — a gap of 35.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Higham & Shorne	7.3%	189	2,605
Meopham South & Vigo	7.5%	152	2,021
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	8%	164	2,046
Painters Ash	8.6%	196	2,266
Riverview Park	8.9%	181	2,026
Westcourt	9.4%	212	2,258
Meopham North	10%	150	1,502
Singlewell	12.9%	321	2,494
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	14.4%	454	3,157
Woodlands	14.6%	463	3,175
Chalk	15.8%	189	1,199
Northfleet & Springhead	19.6%	647	3,301
Denton	21.8%	437	2,005
Coldharbour & Perry Street	24.4%	877	3,601
Rosherville	38.8%	717	1,847
Pelham	39.6%	942	2,377
Town	43.2%	1,667	3,859

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9% to 6.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.9% in Meopham North to 6.4% in Westcourt — a gap of 2.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Meopham North	3.9%	140	3,577
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	3.9%	200	5,076
Rosherville	4%	191	4,817
Chalk	4.1%	120	2,918
Meopham South & Vigo	4.1%	215	5,216
Denton	4.2%	250	5,891
Woodlands	4.3%	376	8,668
Riverview Park	4.5%	238	5,322
Higham & Shorne	4.6%	292	6,376
Northfleet & Springhead	4.6%	392	8,545
Pelham	4.9%	295	6,021
Coldharbour & Perry Street	5.2%	499	9,655
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	5.2%	422	8,105
Painters Ash	5.6%	317	5,684
Singlewell	5.6%	359	6,426
Town	5.8%	488	8,400
Westcourt	6.4%	400	6,244

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People aged 65 or over

8.1% to 30.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.1% in Denton to 30.2% in Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown — a gap of 22.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Denton	8.1%	479	5,899
Northfleet & Springhead	9.1%	780	8,532
Rosherville	9.4%	453	4,836
Town	11.7%	978	8,386
Coldharbour & Perry Street	13.5%	1,305	9,660
Singlewell	13.5%	871	6,431
Westcourt	13.7%	859	6,250
Pelham	15.6%	936	6,017
Woodlands	17%	1,472	8,655
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	18.1%	1,470	8,103
Meopham South & Vigo	22.7%	1,186	5,219
Riverview Park	23.6%	1,259	5,331
Chalk	24%	703	2,933
Painters Ash	24.6%	1,401	5,686
Meopham North	27.2%	971	3,575
Higham & Shorne	27.6%	1,756	6,369
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	30.2%	1,532	5,071

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.3% to 24.5%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 14.3% in Meopham South & Vigo to 24.5% in Town — a gap of 10.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Meopham South & Vigo	14.3%	616	4,312
Meopham North	15%	451	3,005
Woodlands	16.1%	1,111	6,900
Higham & Shorne	16.7%	897	5,359
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	17.4%	744	4,268
Riverview Park	18.8%	819	4,353
Chalk	19.3%	468	2,427
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	19.7%	1,280	6,484
Northfleet & Springhead	20%	1,253	6,253
Denton	20.5%	876	4,267
Pelham	22.3%	1,084	4,857
Singlewell	22.4%	1,102	4,910
Rosherville	22.5%	828	3,681
Coldharbour & Perry Street	23.4%	1,716	7,332
Painters Ash	24.1%	1,137	4,716
Westcourt	24.4%	1,129	4,629
Town	24.5%	1,669	6,825

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.8% to 32.2%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 20.8% in Painters Ash to 32.2% in Pelham — a gap of 11.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Painters Ash	20.8%	979	4,716
Westcourt	22.3%	1,030	4,629
Coldharbour & Perry Street	22.4%	1,645	7,332
Singlewell	22.7%	1,116	4,910
Riverview Park	22.8%	992	4,353
Chalk	24.5%	594	2,427
Rosherville	25.8%	951	3,681
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	27.3%	1,164	4,268
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	27.4%	1,776	6,484
Denton	28.1%	1,201	4,267
Town	28.2%	1,927	6,825
Northfleet & Springhead	28.3%	1,767	6,253
Higham & Shorne	28.4%	1,521	5,359
Meopham South & Vigo	29.2%	1,260	4,312
Woodlands	30.7%	2,119	6,900
Meopham North	32%	961	3,005
Pelham	32.2%	1,564	4,857

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10% to 28.9%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10% in Meopham South & Vigo to 28.9% in Westcourt — a gap of 18.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Meopham South & Vigo	10%	203	2,021
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	11.4%	232	2,036
Meopham North	11.9%	179	1,503
Higham & Shorne	13.7%	358	2,606
Riverview Park	13.8%	279	2,021
Woodlands	14%	444	3,178
Chalk	16.7%	201	1,202
Painters Ash	18.1%	411	2,266
Denton	19.5%	391	2,009
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	20.1%	632	3,147
Rosherville	21.1%	392	1,855
Pelham	22.1%	525	2,378
Coldharbour & Perry Street	22.7%	811	3,580
Singlewell	24%	598	2,496
Northfleet & Springhead	25.1%	826	3,288
Town	25.6%	994	3,880
Westcourt	28.9%	655	2,265

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2% to 41.5%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2% in Meopham South & Vigo to 41.5% in Westcourt — a gap of 39.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 17 of 17 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Meopham South & Vigo	2%	40	2,021
Riverview Park	2.8%	57	2,026
Chalk	3.4%	41	1,199
Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown	4.7%	96	2,046
Meopham North	7.3%	110	1,502
Higham & Shorne	9.5%	248	2,605
Woodlands	10.1%	321	3,175
Pelham	12.2%	290	2,377
Rosherville	13.7%	253	1,847
Painters Ash	15%	340	2,266
Whitehill & Windmill Hill	17.9%	565	3,157
Town	21.5%	829	3,859
Denton	21.8%	438	2,005
Coldharbour & Perry Street	22.8%	821	3,601
Singlewell	31.8%	792	2,494
Northfleet & Springhead	33.1%	1,094	3,301
Westcourt	41.5%	936	2,258

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17 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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