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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003295

West Shoebury

West Shoebury is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,119 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
10,119

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,926

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,527

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.8%

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.

Parson's Heath, Colchester14,114 residents · 71.4% owned · 18.7% no carWalderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no carRainham South East, Medway6,422 residents · 79.7% owned · 14.8% no carWickford North East, Basildon6,964 residents · 69.7% owned · 17.1% no carSittingbourne West, Swale8,164 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.4% no carApley & Leegomery, Telford and Wrekin6,174 residents · 68.4% owned · 15.8% 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 carPrittlewell, Southend-on-Sea10,687 residents · 68.5% owned · 22.1% no carSouthchurch, Southend-on-Sea10,151 residents · 63.7% owned · 21.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Shoebury

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
2,737 households
Social rented15.5%
610 households
Private rented14.3%
563 households
Shared ownership0.4%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.2%
1,460 households
Detached29.8%
1,172 households
Terraced14.6%
574 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
522 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.6%
143 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,614 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
1,124 households
No cars or vans in household18.1%
712 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%
474 households
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.2%
1,656 households
4 or more bedrooms29.7%
1,165 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
797 households
1 bedroom7.8%
308 households
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,747 households
One-person household24.4%
956 households
Other household types5.6%
221 households
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
1,318 households
1 person in household24.3%
955 households
3 people in household17.3%
681 households
4 people in household16.3%
638 households
5 people in household6%
235 households
6 people in household1.7%
66 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,910 residents
15–2916.8%
1,699 residents
30–4416.7%
1,690 residents
45–6427.1%
2,741 residents
65 and over20.5%
2,078 residents
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90%
9,113 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
405 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
273 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.5%
256 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
74 residents
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
2,009 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,372 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,361 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
240 residents aged 16 and over
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.7%
4,504 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.6%
3,444 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
140 residents aged 16 and over
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,632 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
848 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations10.4%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.1%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
429 residents aged 16 and over
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.8%
4,632 residents
Good health35.7%
3,609 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,351 residents
Bad health3.8%
388 residents
Very bad health1.4%
139 residents
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
8,270 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,849 residents
West Shoebury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.1%
1,808 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,336 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
616 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
154 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
West Shoebury · 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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