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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004435

Whitmore Way & Fremnells

Whitmore Way & Fremnells is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,790 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,790

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,815

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,998.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.6%

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.

Staple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no carBush Fair & Brays Grove, Harlow8,158 residents · 52.0% owned · 23.7% no carHoughton Regis North, Central Bedfordshire9,606 residents · 54.3% owned · 18.4% no carKingsmoor, Harlow7,733 residents · 56.0% owned · 20.1% no carShephall, Stevenage6,474 residents · 54.4% owned · 21.2% no carStrood South & Temple Marsh, Medway10,077 residents · 65.6% owned · 15.4% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Laindon East & Lee Chapel North, Basildon9,163 residents · 55.7% owned · 25.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Whitmore Way & Fremnells

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

Tenure

Owned59.3%
2,264 households
Social rented28.3%
1,078 households
Private rented11.1%
424 households
Shared ownership1.1%
41 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced62.4%
2,380 households
Semi-detached19.5%
744 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.8%
526 households
Detached4%
153 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,584 households
2 cars or vans in household28.5%
1,088 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
823 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
319 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%
1,847 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
1,218 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
389 households
1 bedroom9.4%
360 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
2,550 households
One-person household26%
991 households
Other household types7.1%
270 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household29.9%
1,139 households
1 person in household26%
991 households
3 people in household18.8%
717 households
4 people in household16.4%
624 households
5 people in household6.1%
233 households
6 people in household2%
76 households
7 people in household0.6%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.6%
2,213 residents
15–2918.6%
1,824 residents
30–4423%
2,254 residents
45–6423.4%
2,286 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,213 residents
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.6%
8,483 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.8%
570 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.9%
384 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
279 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
75 residents
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications22.9%
1,709 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.6%
1,538 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,265 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.7%
1,248 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.3%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
406 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)65%
4,848 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33%
2,461 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.6%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,112 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
958 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.4%
850 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.9%
4,787 residents
Good health33.3%
3,261 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,211 residents
Bad health4.1%
400 residents
Very bad health1.3%
132 residents
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.5%
8,176 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.5%
1,614 residents
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%
1,573 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.7%
1,400 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.3%
621 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
200 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
21 households
Whitmore Way & Fremnells · 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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