Area Information for James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX

Summary Back to Top

James Swallow Way in Hoo is in the South East region of England. The postcode is within the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Rochester and Strood. This page combines information for the address James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of ME3 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for ME3 9GX.

Basic Information

Area Type Hamlet or Isolated Dwelling
Local Authority Medway
Ward Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Constituency Rochester and Strood * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region South East
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX:

Stoke Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9NS
Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GA
Stoke Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9NR
Kingsnorth, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9LY
Stoke Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9NP
Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9ND

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about ME3 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (4 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 4 property sales in James Swallow Way since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 26
Semi-Detached 29
Terraced 5
Flat (Purpose-Built) 2
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 1
Total 63
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 21
Owned with Mortgage 20
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 6
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 10
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 58

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 13
Two People 24
Three People 8
Four People 4
Five People 6
Six People 5
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 60

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 13
Family Household 42
Other Household 7
Total 62

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 31
Deprived In One Dimension 19
Deprived In Two Dimensions 7
Deprived In Three Dimensions 2
Deprived In Four Dimensions 1
Total 60

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Rochester and Strood constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 46% male.

Gender
Male 85
Female 101
Total 186

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 6
5-9 1
10-14 9
15-19 16
20-24 13
25-29 7
30-34 6
35-39 8
40-44 3
45-49 12
50-54 10
55-59 14
60-64 19
65-69 17
70-74 11
75-79 7
80-84 8
85+ 17
Total 184

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode ME3 9GX does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 47
Married 66
Separated 8
Divorced 17
Widowed 26
Total 164

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 72
Good 66
Fair 27
Bad 18
Very Bad 3
Total 186

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

James Swallow Way and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents have no qualifications - 33% of the resident population. On average, around 18.2% of census respondents fall into this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 21
Apprenticeship 12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 36
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
No GCSEs or Equivalent 54
Other 3
Total 165

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 96% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 178
Mixed Ethnicity 1
Black African 3
Black Caribbean 4
Total 186

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 179
Africa 3
Middle East and Asia 2
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 2
Total 186

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 179
10+ Years 6
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 186

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to ME3 9GX.

Passport(s) Held
None 33
United Kingdom 151
African Countries 3
Middle East or Asia 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 63
Christian 109
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 2
Not Stated 12
Total 186

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 36% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 45
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 16
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 14
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 3
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 12
Retired 59
Looking After Home or Family 4
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 4
Other 6
Total 166

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 14
Professional Occupations 7
Associate Professional Occupations 9
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 8
Skilled Trades Occupations 8
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 12
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 8
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 10
Elementary Occupations 6
Total 82

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 14
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 23
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 28
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 23
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 2
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 35
Semi-Routine Occupation 20
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 6
Full-time Student 12
Total 163

Policing and Crime Back to Top

James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX is within the Peninsula policing neighbourhood, under the Kent Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near James Swallow Way
Neighbourhood Team Address Peninsula
Force Website: https://www.kent.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to Hoo. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for ME3 9GX.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest railway station is Gillingham (Kent), approximately 4.1 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Gillingham (Kent) 4.1 miles
Rainham (Kent) 4.7 miles
Chatham 5.2 miles
Strood (Kent) 5.3 miles
Rochester 5.3 miles
Higham 6.1 miles
Newington 6.1 miles
Queenborough 6.3 miles
Sheerness-on-Sea 6.5 miles
Swale 6.8 miles
Kemsley 7.4 miles
Cuxton 7.5 miles
Leigh-on-Sea 7.6 miles
Chalkwell 7.8 miles
Benfleet 7.9 miles
Westcliff 8 miles
Sittingbourne 8.4 miles
Southend Central 8.5 miles
Southend Victoria 8.7 miles
Halling 9 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest is Leigh Academy High Halstow, approximately 2.3 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Leigh Academy High Halstow 2.3 miles
    
Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough 2.5 miles
    
The Hundred of Hoo Academy (All Through) 2.6 miles
    
Peninsula East Primary Academy 3.1 miles
    
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School 3.5 miles
    
Saxon Way Primary School 3.6 miles
    
Chattenden Primary School 3.6 miles
    
Burnt Oak Primary School 3.7 miles
    
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 3.8 miles
    
The Academy of Woodlands 4 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest is The Hundred of Hoo Academy, approximately 2.6 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
The Hundred of Hoo Academy (All Through) 2.6 miles
    
Waterfront UTC 3.6 miles
    
Will Adams Academy 4.1 miles
    
The Robert Napier School 4.3 miles
    
Rainham Mark Grammar School 4.3 miles
    
Brompton Academy 4.6 miles
    
Chatham Grammar 4.9 miles
    
The Howard School 4.9 miles
    
Rainham School for Girls 5 miles
    
Leigh Academy Rainham 5 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest is St. Werburgh Med.Practice, approximately 2 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest is The Post Office Practice, approximately 1.8 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 5 closest hospitals to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest is Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham, approximately 3.9 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to James Swallow Way, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9GX. The nearest is Sanford Opticians, approximately 2.2 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in ME3 9GX

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet. This postcode does feature some residents who are using lines that support speeds of less than 2Mbps.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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