Northfleet South

Gravesham · South East · population 8,873 · 6 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,851 of 6,856 in England
  • #841 of 1,119 in South East
  • #7 of 13 in Gravesham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,646
Median age (est.)38
Density3,196per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 22%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 12%Black: 7%Mixed: 2%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 12%Black 7%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 32% · Sikh 8%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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

Northfleet South is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,851 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 13 in Gravesham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (70) and lowest on Education (28). Typical homes here sold for about £355,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 90 sales), in line with the wider Gravesham median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,305 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 38 · #4,269
Employment 42 · #4,008
Education 28 · #4,906
Health 42 · #3,940
Crime 34 · #4,495
Housing & access 63 · #2,507
Living environment 70 · #2,082

House prices ?

£355,000median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£355,00090-1.6%+10.9%
Detached£525,00012+13.5%+28.8%
Semi-detached£367,50052-0.7%+12.2%
Terraced£330,00013-7.0%-5.7%
Flat£225,00013+13.9%-1.1%
This area£355,000
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)£41,305±£5,764 · #3,046 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,782
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

88 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 783 offences
Gravesham79
South East71
England83

Rank #4,459 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences297
Theft121
Burglary15
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson156
Public order & weapons73
Drugs57
Robbery2
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 144 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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