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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003288

Victoria

Victoria is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,008 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
13,008

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,974

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

8,088.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside, Medway9,919 residents · 33.1% owned · 39.7% no carRinglestone & Central Maidstone, Maidstone12,292 residents · 38.9% owned · 33.0% no carYeovil Town, South Somerset7,215 residents · 44.4% owned · 31.0% no carCentral Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire7,294 residents · 39.8% owned · 34.4% no carShirley Warren, Southampton7,249 residents · 36.4% owned · 34.8% no carKidderminster Town, Wyre Forest8,382 residents · 43.2% owned · 30.2% no car

Most similar within Southend-on-Sea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Kursaal, Southend-on-Sea12,092 residents · 33.2% owned · 39.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Victoria

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

Tenure

Private rented39.3%
2,346 households
Owned33.9%
2,027 households
Social rented24.3%
1,450 households
Shared ownership2.5%
147 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement44%
2,630 households
Terraced19.2%
1,150 households
Semi-detached14.5%
868 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.4%
861 households
Detached2.9%
176 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
151 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
134 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
7 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.1%
2,635 households
No cars or vans in household40.5%
2,420 households
2 cars or vans in household12.4%
741 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3%
178 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.6%
2,184 households
1 bedroom31.7%
1,891 households
3 bedrooms24.5%
1,466 households
4 or more bedrooms7.2%
433 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.3%
3,185 households
One-person household40.6%
2,422 households
Other household types6.1%
364 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.5%
2,422 households
2 people in household28.3%
1,691 households
3 people in household14.8%
887 households
4 people in household10.5%
627 households
5 people in household4%
239 households
6 people in household1.1%
68 households
7 people in household0.5%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
2,613 residents
15–2921.8%
2,834 residents
30–4423.9%
3,107 residents
45–6422.8%
2,972 residents
65 and over11.4%
1,485 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.4%
9,935 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11%
1,430 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.3%
820 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%
547 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
273 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
2,786 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.6%
2,216 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,696 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,568 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%
1,239 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.3%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
317 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
6,306 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
3,723 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
231 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.8%
1,516 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
1,458 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
1,163 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.1%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
541 residents aged 16 and over
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
5,942 residents
Good health33.8%
4,398 residents
Fair health14.2%
1,844 residents
Bad health4.9%
634 residents
Very bad health1.5%
190 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
10,481 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
2,527 residents
Victoria · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
2,423 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
2,026 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.7%
1,118 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
382 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
25 households
Victoria · 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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