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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004434

Felmore & Bowers Gifford

Felmore & Bowers Gifford is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,546 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,546

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,515

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

681.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.8%

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.

Wick & Toddington, Arun12,166 residents · 59.5% owned · 17.0% no carRoebuck, Stevenage7,130 residents · 53.4% owned · 20.7% no carSnodland, Tonbridge and Malling11,829 residents · 63.9% owned · 13.5% no carEastleigh West, Eastleigh12,988 residents · 48.5% owned · 17.6% no carEdenbridge, Sevenoaks9,881 residents · 65.3% owned · 13.7% no carFoots Cray Meadows, Bexley6,753 residents · 53.9% owned · 24.2% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Laindon West & Southfields, Basildon10,068 residents · 59.9% owned · 19.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Felmore & Bowers Gifford

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

Tenure

Owned59%
2,073 households
Social rented19.3%
680 households
Private rented15.6%
548 households
Shared ownership5.9%
207 households
Lives rent free0.2%
7 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced31.9%
1,122 households
Semi-detached25%
878 households
Detached20.7%
726 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement19.4%
680 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2%
71 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
25 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
1,413 households
2 cars or vans in household30.4%
1,069 households
No cars or vans in household17.1%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%
431 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.4%
1,384 households
2 bedrooms32.5%
1,143 households
4 or more bedrooms14.5%
510 households
1 bedroom13.6%
478 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
2,231 households
One-person household29.6%
1,039 households
Other household types7%
246 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.9%
1,122 households
1 person in household29.5%
1,038 households
3 people in household18.1%
635 households
4 people in household13.1%
459 households
5 people in household4.9%
173 households
6 people in household1.4%
50 households
7 people in household0.7%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.4%
1,573 residents
15–2917.3%
1,480 residents
30–4421.7%
1,856 residents
45–6426.5%
2,261 residents
65 and over16.1%
1,376 residents
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.6%
7,570 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
482 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%
212 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
209 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
70 residents
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,685 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.8%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,145 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.5%
992 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
4,329 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.3%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
1,241 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.1%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
853 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.3%
842 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
301 residents aged 16 and over
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
3,948 residents
Good health34.4%
2,936 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,153 residents
Bad health4.4%
373 residents
Very bad health1.6%
136 residents
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.4%
6,954 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.6%
1,590 residents
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,464 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,265 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.3%
609 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
164 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Felmore & Bowers Gifford · 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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