Singlewell

Gravesham · South East · population 8,368 · 5 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,523 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,039 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 13 in Gravesham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,310
Median age (est.)36
Density6,352per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above22%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 33%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary13%
Skilled trades13%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 6%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 6%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 39% · Sikh 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Singlewell is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,523 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 13 in Gravesham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (93) but weak on Crime (12). Typical homes here sold for about £322,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 84 sales), 13% below the wider Gravesham median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £38,611 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 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 20 · #5,516
Employment 18 · #5,585
Education 16 · #5,777
Health 24 · #5,194
Crime 12 · #6,058
Housing & access 25 · #5,139
Living environment 93 · #457

House prices ?

£322,500median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£322,50084+5.7%+21.7%
Detached£525,0005
Semi-detached£350,00021+1.4%+16.7%
Terraced£310,00054+5.6%+19.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£322,500
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)£38,611±£5,414 · #3,838 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,597
Price-to-income ?8.4×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 720 offences
Gravesham79
South East71
England83

Rank #4,376 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences387
Theft67
Burglary28
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson92
Public order & weapons44
Drugs18
Robbery6
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 340 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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