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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003285

Westborough

Westborough is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,284 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
11,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,628

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

12,304

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.7%

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.

Alexandra Park, Portsmouth7,873 residents · 61.7% owned · 25.9% no carBroadwater South, Worthing8,942 residents · 58.3% owned · 27.7% no carRomford South, Havering9,450 residents · 56.5% owned · 29.1% no carGillingham South, Medway6,878 residents · 51.8% owned · 27.8% no carTwo Mile Hill, Bristol, City of6,940 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.4% no carStrood North & Frindsbury, Medway8,241 residents · 56.1% owned · 24.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westborough

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

Tenure

Owned57.2%
2,649 households
Private rented40.4%
1,868 households
Social rented2.1%
97 households
Shared ownership0.3%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced33.5%
1,552 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits28.8%
1,335 households
Semi-detached15.3%
709 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
640 households
Detached5.9%
275 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
84 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
31 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.3%
2,188 households
No cars or vans in household28.3%
1,311 households
2 cars or vans in household19.9%
919 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
210 households
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,816 households
2 bedrooms25%
1,157 households
1 bedroom20.6%
954 households
4 or more bedrooms15.1%
701 households
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%
2,845 households
One-person household31%
1,435 households
Other household types7.5%
347 households
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31%
1,435 households
2 people in household29.6%
1,371 households
3 people in household17.9%
827 households
4 people in household13.6%
630 households
5 people in household5.2%
239 households
6 people in household1.6%
72 households
7 people in household0.7%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.1%
2,385 residents
15–2918%
2,032 residents
30–4425.2%
2,844 residents
45–6425.3%
2,853 residents
65 and over10.4%
1,171 residents
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.1%
9,038 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%
1,096 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
522 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
485 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
143 residents
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.7%
2,602 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.7%
1,640 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.6%
1,456 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.9%
1,040 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
399 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.2%
5,892 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive31.3%
2,745 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
130 residents aged 16 and over
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22%
1,930 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,095 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
1,043 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
709 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
503 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
479 residents aged 16 and over
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
5,573 residents
Good health33.9%
3,824 residents
Fair health11.9%
1,346 residents
Bad health3.7%
412 residents
Very bad health1.1%
129 residents
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
9,427 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,857 residents
Westborough · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%
2,190 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,540 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
702 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
179 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
17 households
Westborough · 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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