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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004426

Billericay Central & Sunnymede

Billericay Central & Sunnymede is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,101 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,101

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,352

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,482.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

75.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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.

Bexley Village, Bexley8,209 residents · 79.8% owned · 15.4% no carSouth Broomfield, Chelmsford8,630 residents · 79.0% owned · 13.2% no carSawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire8,744 residents · 76.3% owned · 10.4% no carWest Leigh, Southend-on-Sea9,369 residents · 80.8% owned · 12.2% no carPortishead South, North Somerset8,183 residents · 77.0% owned · 12.3% no carHipperholme, Calderdale6,217 residents · 78.6% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Billericay Queen's Park, Basildon7,343 residents · 75.9% owned · 13.5% no carBillericay Tye Common, Basildon8,064 residents · 83.6% owned · 13.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Billericay Central & Sunnymede

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

Tenure

Owned75.7%
2,538 households
Private rented12.9%
433 households
Social rented11.1%
372 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached34.7%
1,162 households
Semi-detached33%
1,105 households
Terraced18.5%
620 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.2%
408 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.3%
1,485 households
2 cars or vans in household33.3%
1,116 households
No cars or vans in household11.9%
399 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.5%
352 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms37.6%
1,260 households
3 bedrooms35.8%
1,199 households
2 bedrooms19%
636 households
1 bedroom7.7%
257 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.6%
2,298 households
One-person household27.2%
911 households
Other household types4.2%
142 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,164 households
1 person in household27.2%
911 households
3 people in household16.4%
549 households
4 people in household16.2%
543 households
5 people in household3.9%
132 households
6 people in household1.3%
43 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
1,413 residents
15–2915.6%
1,264 residents
30–4419.2%
1,552 residents
45–6427.2%
2,203 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,668 residents
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.1%
7,458 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
207 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
198 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%
171 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
67 residents
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,194 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,065 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
957 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,986 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.1%
2,512 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
88 residents aged 16 and over
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.9%
1,506 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,459 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15%
988 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.5%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.5%
563 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.9%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.9%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
4,340 residents
Good health32.2%
2,608 residents
Fair health11.2%
908 residents
Bad health2.4%
195 residents
Very bad health0.6%
50 residents
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.5%
7,011 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.5%
1,090 residents
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.1%
1,949 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,021 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.6%
322 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Billericay Central & Sunnymede · 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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