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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003303

Aveley

Aveley is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,517 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
9,517

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,540

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,075.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

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.

Delapre, West Northamptonshire6,247 residents · 60.6% owned · 20.2% no carHoughton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no carStrood South & Temple Marsh, Medway10,077 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.4% no carRye Park, Broxbourne7,458 residents · 69.3% owned · 14.8% no carDunstable West, Central Bedfordshire10,668 residents · 67.7% owned · 14.0% no carPetersfield Avenue & Duck Wood, Havering9,346 residents · 52.8% owned · 26.1% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

North Ockendon, Thurrock12,030 residents · 64.7% owned · 16.7% no carStanford West, Thurrock8,946 residents · 73.1% owned · 14.0% no carEast Tilbury, Thurrock7,713 residents · 71.9% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aveley

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

Tenure

Owned67%
2,373 households
Social rented21.3%
755 households
Private rented10.7%
378 households
Shared ownership0.9%
32 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.3%
1,533 households
Terraced35.2%
1,246 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.5%
479 households
Detached6.8%
240 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,471 households
2 cars or vans in household32.6%
1,155 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
514 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
400 households
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.3%
2,063 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
719 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
424 households
1 bedroom9.4%
333 households
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
2,378 households
One-person household24.4%
863 households
Other household types8.4%
299 households
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.2%
963 households
1 person in household24.4%
863 households
3 people in household19.4%
687 households
4 people in household18.7%
663 households
5 people in household6.9%
245 households
6 people in household2.1%
75 households
7 people in household0.9%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.6%
2,052 residents
15–2918%
1,717 residents
30–4423.8%
2,263 residents
45–6423.9%
2,277 residents
65 and over12.7%
1,208 residents
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.7%
7,491 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.9%
1,038 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.9%
566 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
273 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
150 residents
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.8%
1,819 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,683 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65.3%
4,782 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.3%
2,369 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.4%
177 residents aged 16 and over
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
989 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%
565 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
514 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
484 residents aged 16 and over
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
4,685 residents
Good health33.6%
3,194 residents
Fair health12.5%
1,186 residents
Bad health3.6%
339 residents
Very bad health1.2%
112 residents
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8%
8,068 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.2%
1,449 residents
Aveley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,588 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,197 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
578 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
166 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Aveley · 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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