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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003280

Eastwood

Eastwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,581 residents in Southend-on-Sea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Southend-on-Sea
10,581

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,480

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,597.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.7%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Wickford North East, Basildon6,964 residents · 69.7% owned · 17.1% no carParson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no carDurrington North, Worthing8,088 residents · 66.6% owned · 17.6% no carSittingbourne West, Swale8,164 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.4% no carSunnyside, West Northamptonshire6,754 residents · 74.8% owned · 16.9% no carHamworthy East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,781 residents · 62.6% owned · 17.6% no car

Most similar within Southend-on-Sea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blenheim Park, Southend-on-Sea10,994 residents · 67.7% owned · 19.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Eastwood

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned70.9%
3,178 households
Private rented14.6%
655 households
Social rented13.5%
605 households
Shared ownership0.9%
39 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.2%
2,337 households
Detached17.1%
766 households
Terraced15.7%
705 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
587 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
59 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,899 households
2 cars or vans in household29.8%
1,337 households
No cars or vans in household17.8%
797 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10%
447 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.5%
2,036 households
2 bedrooms30.1%
1,348 households
4 or more bedrooms13.4%
602 households
1 bedroom11%
492 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,934 households
One-person household29%
1,300 households
Other household types5.5%
247 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%
1,550 households
1 person in household29%
1,300 households
3 people in household16.7%
748 households
4 people in household13.4%
599 households
5 people in household4.3%
191 households
6 people in household1.6%
72 households
7 people in household0.4%
17 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,899 residents
15–2915.2%
1,611 residents
30–4419.4%
2,049 residents
45–6426.1%
2,764 residents
65 and over21.4%
2,263 residents
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.3%
9,454 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
521 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
247 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
243 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
116 residents
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.7%
1,946 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.7%
1,863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,381 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.8%
4,953 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
3,505 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.8%
1,698 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.8%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
1,149 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
1,000 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
830 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
504 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45%
4,757 residents
Good health35.3%
3,739 residents
Fair health13.8%
1,456 residents
Bad health4.6%
492 residents
Very bad health1.3%
137 residents
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
8,604 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,977 residents
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.4%
1,899 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.8%
1,650 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.1%
766 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
158 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Eastwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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