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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003307

Chadwell St Mary

Chadwell St Mary is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,621 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
10,621

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,961

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,917.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Rede Common, Medway6,492 residents · 57.0% owned · 23.6% no carWayfield, Medway8,090 residents · 59.1% owned · 21.4% no carWestcourt, Gravesham7,496 residents · 54.6% owned · 23.2% no carKingshurst, Solihull6,659 residents · 56.1% owned · 27.3% no carBrickhill, North Northamptonshire6,044 residents · 63.7% owned · 20.4% no carBanbury Ruscote, Cherwell8,884 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.0% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stifford Clays, Thurrock9,648 residents · 64.9% owned · 18.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chadwell St Mary

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

Tenure

Owned55.8%
2,211 households
Social rented34.4%
1,364 households
Private rented9.5%
378 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39.8%
1,577 households
Semi-detached36.1%
1,431 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.5%
612 households
Detached7.2%
286 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
25 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.6%
1,528 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
1,124 households
No cars or vans in household22%
872 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
437 households
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.9%
2,450 households
2 bedrooms18.1%
718 households
1 bedroom10.8%
427 households
4 or more bedrooms9.2%
366 households
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.4%
2,632 households
One-person household25.2%
999 households
Other household types8.4%
332 households
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.3%
1,121 households
1 person in household25.2%
999 households
3 people in household18.6%
737 households
4 people in household16.7%
662 households
5 people in household7.6%
300 households
6 people in household2.5%
99 households
7 people in household0.8%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.8%
2,317 residents
15–2917.8%
1,892 residents
30–4419.5%
2,076 residents
45–6423.8%
2,528 residents
65 and over17%
1,810 residents
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White81.2%
8,624 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
1,097 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.1%
439 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
335 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
127 residents
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.8%
2,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,628 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,261 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
244 residents aged 16 and over
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.6%
4,685 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.5%
3,293 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.3%
1,491 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.6%
1,185 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
959 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
851 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.7%
467 residents aged 16 and over
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
4,889 residents
Good health33.6%
3,565 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,494 residents
Bad health4.9%
521 residents
Very bad health1.4%
152 residents
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.6%
8,557 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.4%
2,065 residents
Chadwell St Mary · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension37.5%
1,486 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.4%
1,404 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
828 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
229 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Chadwell St Mary · 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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