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Meopham South & Vigo · Gravesham

Meopham South & Vigo: your neighbourhood

Meopham South & Vigo electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 17% across Gravesham (15.4 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 8% here, compared with 19% across Gravesham (11.5 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10% here, compared with 19.5% across Gravesham (9.5 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,186 out of 5,219.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

215 out of 5,216.

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People counted in the census

5,216

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

5,216 out of 5,216.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.2%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,260 out of 4,312.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.5%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

919 out of 2,021.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

203 out of 2,021.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.7%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,631 out of 4,323.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.7%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,580 out of 4,323.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

82 out of 4,323.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.3%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

616 out of 4,312.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

152 out of 2,021.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.5%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,144 out of 4,323.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

40 out of 2,021.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Meopham South & Vigo

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

112 out of 4,323.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Meopham South & Vigo ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

167 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 173 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Meopham South & Vigo ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 19 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Meopham South & Vigo
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024194
October 2024104
November 2024220
December 202491
January 2025163
February 202590
March 2025125
April 2025133
May 2025122
June 2025215
July 2025164
August 2025147
September 202571
October 2025112
November 2025142
December 2025272
January 2026161
February 2026222
March 2026116
April 202674
May 2026121
June 2026172
July 202673
August 2026167
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Meopham South & Vigo
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime79
criminal damage arson25
vehicle crime21
other theft14
other crime9
burglary9
public order5
drugs3
possession of weapons2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Gravesham →