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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003308

East Tilbury

East Tilbury is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,713 residents in Thurrock. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Thurrock
7,713

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,805

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

447.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Iwade & Kemsley, Swale14,037 residents · 70.9% owned · 10.1% no carHoo St Werburgh & High Halstow, Medway12,142 residents · 74.6% owned · 9.7% no carBrent & Fleet Estate, Dartford8,539 residents · 77.9% owned · 14.1% no carBorden & The Meads, Swale12,756 residents · 71.7% owned · 12.0% no carKempston West & South, Bedford10,562 residents · 64.9% owned · 15.1% no carLudgershall & Tidworth North East, Wiltshire8,617 residents · 48.5% owned · 11.8% no car

Most similar within Thurrock

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Stanford West, Thurrock8,946 residents · 73.1% owned · 14.0% no carAveley, Thurrock9,517 residents · 67.0% owned · 14.5% no carNorth Ockendon, Thurrock12,030 residents · 64.7% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in East Tilbury

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

Tenure

Owned71.9%
2,017 households
Private rented18.3%
514 households
Social rented8.6%
240 households
Shared ownership1.2%
33 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.5%
1,388 households
Terraced24.9%
699 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.6%
354 households
Detached10.7%
301 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
20 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,136 households
2 cars or vans in household33.6%
941 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
385 households
No cars or vans in household12.2%
342 households
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.6%
1,589 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
574 households
4 or more bedrooms18%
504 households
1 bedroom4.9%
138 households
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.4%
2,058 households
One-person household18.8%
528 households
Other household types7.8%
219 households
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
876 households
3 people in household21.1%
593 households
1 person in household18.9%
529 households
4 people in household18.5%
519 households
5 people in household7.5%
211 households
6 people in household2.1%
58 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,763 residents
15–2918%
1,385 residents
30–4423.3%
1,798 residents
45–6422.9%
1,765 residents
65 and over13%
1,003 residents
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.1%
6,330 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%
791 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
310 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%
228 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
54 residents
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
1,410 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.9%
1,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,071 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.5%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.5%
793 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
165 residents aged 16 and over
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)67.4%
3,943 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive30.4%
1,780 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
130 residents aged 16 and over
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.5%
847 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
836 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.4%
493 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
402 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
338 residents aged 16 and over
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.5%
3,969 residents
Good health33.6%
2,595 residents
Fair health11.1%
853 residents
Bad health3.1%
241 residents
Very bad health0.7%
55 residents
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.4%
6,662 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.6%
1,051 residents
East Tilbury · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.6%
1,390 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
960 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
368 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3%
83 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
East Tilbury · 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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