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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003290

Chalkwell

Chalkwell is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,926 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
9,926

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,472

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,138.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.3%

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.

Southbourne West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,501 residents · 58.9% owned · 21.6% no carBraybrooke & Bohemia, Hastings8,364 residents · 54.1% owned · 32.9% no carOld Town & Motcombe, Eastbourne8,200 residents · 65.7% owned · 27.6% no carDe Parys, Bedford5,935 residents · 51.6% owned · 25.8% no carAldrington South, Brighton and Hove6,488 residents · 58.1% owned · 31.3% no carUpperton, Eastbourne6,961 residents · 55.9% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chalkwell

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

Tenure

Owned58.6%
2,621 households
Private rented36%
1,608 households
Social rented4.8%
216 households
Shared ownership0.6%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits30.4%
1,361 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.2%
1,214 households
Detached19.7%
879 households
Semi-detached13.8%
616 households
Terraced5.7%
256 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
81 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.4%
61 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%
2,033 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
1,145 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
1,012 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
281 households
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.8%
1,421 households
4 or more bedrooms26.7%
1,196 households
1 bedroom25%
1,118 households
3 bedrooms16.5%
739 households
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household54.8%
2,452 households
One-person household40.6%
1,816 households
Other household types4.6%
207 households
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household40.6%
1,816 households
2 people in household30.7%
1,371 households
3 people in household13.5%
602 households
4 people in household10.9%
489 households
5 people in household3.2%
141 households
6 people in household0.8%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
11 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
1,519 residents
15–2914.6%
1,451 residents
30–4420.5%
2,034 residents
45–6427.8%
2,754 residents
65 and over21.8%
2,165 residents
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.6%
8,796 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%
439 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
346 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
230 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
115 residents
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.3%
2,850 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.2%
1,512 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
833 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
373 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.9%
4,901 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
3,298 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
2,003 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.1%
1,418 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.4%
1,029 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.4%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
590 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.1%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
4,792 residents
Good health33.5%
3,324 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,238 residents
Bad health4.4%
438 residents
Very bad health1.3%
134 residents
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
7,975 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,953 residents
Chalkwell · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%
2,284 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,479 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.5%
513 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%
170 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
26 households
Chalkwell · 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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