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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004429

Wickford West

Wickford West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,576 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,576

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,123

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

912.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.5%

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.

Ashingdon, Rochford7,915 residents · 88.5% owned · 9.6% no carHadleigh North, Castle Point6,045 residents · 89.3% owned · 11.2% no carNew Thundersley, Castle Point7,952 residents · 86.1% owned · 11.6% no carIstead Rise & Meopham, Gravesham7,747 residents · 86.5% owned · 8.4% no carTiptree, Colchester8,088 residents · 78.0% owned · 12.2% no carBenfleet Appleton, Castle Point6,626 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wickford West

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

Tenure

Owned85.8%
2,680 households
Private rented8.3%
260 households
Social rented5.3%
164 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50%
1,563 households
Detached37.7%
1,177 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
220 households
Terraced4.7%
146 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.4%
1,166 households
2 cars or vans in household32.1%
1,003 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.2%
568 households
No cars or vans in household12.3%
384 households
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.6%
1,172 households
4 or more bedrooms33.9%
1,057 households
2 bedrooms23.9%
747 households
1 bedroom4.6%
145 households
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69%
2,153 households
One-person household25.4%
793 households
Other household types5.6%
176 households
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%
1,177 households
1 person in household25.5%
795 households
3 people in household15.9%
496 households
4 people in household14.3%
447 households
5 people in household4.4%
137 households
6 people in household1.6%
50 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.5%
1,097 residents
15–2914.9%
1,131 residents
30–4414.9%
1,132 residents
45–6428.1%
2,131 residents
65 and over27.5%
2,085 residents
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.5%
7,161 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
184 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%
105 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.8%
1,393 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.5%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
813 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.4%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
197 residents aged 16 and over
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
3,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,800 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,293 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.4%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.4%
861 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.4%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.7%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.2%
591 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
364 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%
3,482 residents
Good health36.2%
2,744 residents
Fair health13.3%
1,005 residents
Bad health3.6%
275 residents
Very bad health0.9%
70 residents
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
6,324 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,252 residents
Wickford West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.9%
1,465 households
Household is deprived in one dimension37.4%
1,169 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.9%
433 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
58 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Wickford West · 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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