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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003282

Prittlewell

Prittlewell is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,687 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
10,687

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,446

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,301.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.9%

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 carGreat Baddow South & West, Chelmsford9,891 residents · 59.2% owned · 19.4% no carBarnehurst South, Bexley8,306 residents · 72.7% owned · 21.5% no carDurrington South, Worthing9,605 residents · 73.1% owned · 17.3% no carRoselands, Eastbourne8,823 residents · 65.4% owned · 23.4% no carSalvington, Worthing7,889 residents · 76.8% owned · 16.3% 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 carEastwood, Southend-on-Sea10,581 residents · 70.9% owned · 17.8% no carWest Shoebury, Southend-on-Sea10,119 residents · 69.7% owned · 18.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Prittlewell

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
3,045 households
Private rented21.7%
966 households
Social rented9.6%
426 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.6%
2,158 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.2%
809 households
Detached17.3%
769 households
Terraced8.4%
373 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.9%
261 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
22 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43%
1,908 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
1,156 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
980 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.9%
396 households
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,817 households
2 bedrooms24.7%
1,096 households
4 or more bedrooms19.8%
880 households
1 bedroom14.6%
650 households
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
2,869 households
One-person household30%
1,334 households
Other household types5.4%
240 households
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.7%
1,455 households
1 person in household30%
1,334 households
3 people in household16.1%
714 households
4 people in household13.8%
615 households
5 people in household4.9%
217 households
6 people in household1.8%
79 households
7 people in household0.3%
15 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,971 residents
15–2915.8%
1,690 residents
30–4418.5%
1,981 residents
45–6426.8%
2,863 residents
65 and over20.4%
2,180 residents
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.8%
8,736 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh10.8%
1,154 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
342 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
309 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
143 residents
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.9%
2,478 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.6%
1,598 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.3%
1,403 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,352 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
4,990 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.4%
3,465 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.9%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
1,058 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.7%
1,005 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
764 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.5%
4,970 residents
Good health35%
3,737 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,420 residents
Bad health4.2%
454 residents
Very bad health1%
107 residents
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
8,806 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,881 residents
Prittlewell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.7%
2,073 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,499 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
176 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
20 households
Prittlewell · 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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