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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004430

Wickford Shotgate

Wickford Shotgate is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,436 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,436

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,298

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,533.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

South Woodham Ferrers North, Chelmsford8,017 residents · 80.7% owned · 9.3% no carThundersley Glen, Castle Point8,079 residents · 89.4% owned · 9.7% no carGreat Notley & Black Notley, Braintree9,536 residents · 78.6% owned · 9.8% no carBiggin Hill West, Bromley7,172 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.9% no carHockley North & West, Rochford7,507 residents · 90.8% owned · 8.9% no carPenenden Heath, Maidstone9,085 residents · 74.8% owned · 12.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Wickford Shotgate

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

Tenure

Owned85.1%
2,807 households
Private rented12.8%
423 households
Social rented1.7%
57 households
Shared ownership0.3%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.1%
1,586 households
Detached33.4%
1,103 households
Terraced14.4%
475 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
116 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,299 households
1 car or van in household36.2%
1,193 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.2%
533 households
No cars or vans in household8.3%
274 households
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.4%
1,366 households
4 or more bedrooms30.3%
1,001 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
794 households
1 bedroom4.2%
138 households
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.4%
2,389 households
One-person household22.6%
744 households
Other household types5%
165 households
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.4%
1,101 households
1 person in household22.6%
744 households
3 people in household19%
627 households
4 people in household18.3%
605 households
5 people in household5.2%
173 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,576 residents
15–2915.6%
1,320 residents
30–4419.5%
1,642 residents
45–6428.1%
2,374 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,528 residents
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
7,893 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
176 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
167 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
166 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
39 residents
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,577 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.6%
1,259 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18%
1,220 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.2%
1,161 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.6%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.4%
4,358 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34%
2,303 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.8%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.6%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13%
879 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
734 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
654 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
306 residents aged 16 and over
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.1%
4,310 residents
Good health34.8%
2,938 residents
Fair health10.6%
897 residents
Bad health2.8%
233 residents
Very bad health0.7%
61 residents
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,259 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,179 residents
Wickford Shotgate · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.4%
1,763 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,106 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.3%
372 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.7%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Wickford Shotgate · 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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