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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003304

Stifford Clays

Stifford Clays is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,648 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
9,648

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,640

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,756.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Mote Park, Maidstone8,100 residents · 65.8% owned · 17.5% no carRede Common, Medway6,492 residents · 57.0% owned · 23.6% no carWayfield, Medway8,090 residents · 59.1% owned · 21.4% no carMangotsfield, South Gloucestershire6,541 residents · 62.6% owned · 18.6% no carWestcourt, Gravesham7,496 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.2% no carCapstone, Medway6,802 residents · 63.2% owned · 17.3% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock10,621 residents · 55.8% owned · 22.0% no carCorringham South, Thurrock7,315 residents · 68.1% owned · 17.3% no carStanford East, Thurrock7,097 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Stifford Clays

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

Tenure

Owned64.9%
2,364 households
Social rented26.7%
973 households
Private rented7.9%
289 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.4%
1,835 households
Terraced22.7%
825 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.4%
559 households
Detached10.3%
374 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.1%
1,351 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
1,120 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
663 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
506 households
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%
2,219 households
4 or more bedrooms15.8%
575 households
1 bedroom12.9%
468 households
2 bedrooms10.4%
378 households
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,399 households
One-person household26.5%
965 households
Other household types7.6%
277 households
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household26.9%
980 households
1 person in household26.5%
965 households
3 people in household17.9%
652 households
4 people in household17.6%
641 households
5 people in household7.7%
279 households
6 people in household2.5%
92 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,844 residents
15–2916.3%
1,572 residents
30–4419.6%
1,891 residents
45–6425.6%
2,470 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,872 residents
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.9%
7,808 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.4%
810 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
637 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
243 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
148 residents
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.2%
1,936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,679 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
1,240 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,152 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.9%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
438 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
4,472 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.6%
3,040 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.7%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.3%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
832 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
641 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.9%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.3%
4,464 residents
Good health33.7%
3,252 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,343 residents
Bad health4.8%
466 residents
Very bad health1.3%
123 residents
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
7,833 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,812 residents
Stifford Clays · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.7%
1,407 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,316 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.2%
734 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
178 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Stifford Clays · 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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