Milton & Chalk

Gravesham · South East · population 11,283 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

30Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,797 of 6,856 in England
  • #965 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 13 in Gravesham
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,586
Median age (est.)36
Density2,030per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 15%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional14%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 17%Black: 11%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 65%Asian 17%Black 11%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 26% · Sikh 11%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Milton & Chalk is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,797 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 13 in Gravesham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (58) and lowest on Crime (14). Typical homes here sold for about £312,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 108 sales), 16% below the wider Gravesham median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £43,105 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 31 · #4,735
Employment 30 · #4,824
Education 23 · #5,263
Health 40 · #4,097
Crime 14 · #5,880
Housing & access 34 · #4,536
Living environment 58 · #2,891

House prices ?

£312,500median (12m) · +4.2% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£312,500108+4.2%+18.9%
Detached£550,0009+23.3%+26.4%
Semi-detached£375,00026+4.6%+12.6%
Terraced£310,00051+2.5%+19.6%
Flat£176,00022-9.7%+6.3%
This area£312,500
Gravesham£370,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,105±£6,099 · #2,561 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,059
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 796 offences
Gravesham79
South East71
England83

Rank #3,570 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences359
Theft133
Burglary39
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson100
Public order & weapons43
Drugs22
Robbery15
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 181 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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