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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003298

Stanford East

Stanford East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,097 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
7,097

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,833

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,977.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.4%

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.

Bedworth Heath, Nuneaton and Bedworth7,744 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.6% no carMote Park, Maidstone8,100 residents · 65.8% owned · 17.5% no carWalderslade, Medway6,459 residents · 73.8% owned · 15.6% no carSittingbourne West, Swale8,164 residents · 76.3% owned · 16.4% no carMelksham North, Wiltshire7,814 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.3% no carBolehall, Tamworth7,337 residents · 71.9% owned · 19.1% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Corringham South, Thurrock7,315 residents · 68.1% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stanford East

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
2,095 households
Social rented16.1%
457 households
Private rented9.4%
267 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.2%
1,451 households
Terraced32.2%
912 households
Detached8.7%
245 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
197 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.9%
1,074 households
2 cars or vans in household31.7%
898 households
No cars or vans in household16%
452 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.4%
407 households
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60%
1,699 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
569 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
377 households
1 bedroom6.6%
187 households
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
1,942 households
One-person household25.5%
722 households
Other household types6%
169 households
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
943 households
1 person in household25.5%
722 households
3 people in household17.9%
507 households
4 people in household15.4%
437 households
5 people in household6.2%
175 households
6 people in household1.3%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,203 residents
15–2916.6%
1,176 residents
30–4418.6%
1,319 residents
45–6425.8%
1,831 residents
65 and over22.1%
1,567 residents
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.9%
6,594 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
224 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
132 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
121 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.2%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.4%
1,015 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%
709 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.4%
3,398 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.2%
2,338 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
79 residents aged 16 and over
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,041 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
889 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.8%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
443 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,210 residents
Good health34.6%
2,454 residents
Fair health14.4%
1,020 residents
Bad health4.5%
321 residents
Very bad health1.3%
92 residents
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
5,777 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,320 residents
Stanford East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.1%
1,192 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37%
1,047 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.7%
501 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
86 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Stanford East · 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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