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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003302

South Ockendon

South Ockendon is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,408 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
10,408

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,025

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,363.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

51.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Tree Estate, Dartford6,733 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.0% no carPetersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Havering9,346 residents · 52.8% owned · 26.1% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no carHarold Hill West, Havering7,283 residents · 55.7% owned · 26.9% no carBorehamwood Cowley Hill, Hertsmere10,214 residents · 43.9% owned · 24.7% no carBasildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Ockendon

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

Tenure

Owned51.6%
2,076 households
Social rented36.2%
1,458 households
Private rented11.8%
475 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced37.3%
1,500 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement31.6%
1,270 households
Semi-detached26.1%
1,051 households
Detached3.6%
145 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
32 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
2 households
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.3%
1,620 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
1,073 households
No cars or vans in household24%
965 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
366 households
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,721 households
2 bedrooms26.7%
1,073 households
1 bedroom22.1%
889 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
342 households
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.3%
2,507 households
One-person household29.4%
1,185 households
Other household types8.3%
334 households
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household29.5%
1,185 households
2 people in household25.2%
1,013 households
3 people in household18.6%
747 households
4 people in household16.9%
678 households
5 people in household6.6%
267 households
6 people in household2.5%
100 households
7 people in household0.5%
20 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,321 residents
15–2918.8%
1,958 residents
30–4422.4%
2,328 residents
45–6425.5%
2,649 residents
65 and over11.1%
1,151 residents
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.1%
7,923 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.9%
1,547 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
511 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
290 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
138 residents
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.9%
1,979 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,279 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.1%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
246 residents aged 16 and over
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
5,006 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,729 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
204 residents aged 16 and over
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.8%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
1,202 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
885 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
863 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
540 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
484 residents aged 16 and over
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.3%
5,132 residents
Good health32%
3,333 residents
Fair health13%
1,357 residents
Bad health4.2%
439 residents
Very bad health1.4%
147 residents
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83%
8,636 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17%
1,772 residents
South Ockendon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.7%
1,476 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.8%
1,440 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
799 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
282 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
27 households
South Ockendon · 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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