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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004438

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,610 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,610

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,887

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,891.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Mark Hall & Templefields, Harlow7,971 residents · 43.9% owned · 27.0% no carPotter Street, Harlow7,609 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no carHighfield, Dacorum7,934 residents · 40.2% owned · 25.0% no carBedwell, Stevenage8,055 residents · 43.9% owned · 33.8% no carBroadfield East, Crawley8,533 residents · 41.1% owned · 25.3% no carPassmores & The High, Harlow8,822 residents · 41.5% owned · 34.8% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Vange & Pitsea, Basildon8,298 residents · 55.7% owned · 21.7% no carBarstable, Basildon8,617 residents · 35.9% owned · 29.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Basildon Central & Pipps Hill

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

Tenure

Owned44.6%
1,734 households
Social rented36.3%
1,412 households
Private rented17.4%
678 households
Shared ownership1.3%
51 households
Lives rent free0.3%
12 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.2%
2,183 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.1%
1,054 households
Semi-detached11.7%
456 households
Detached3%
117 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
48 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,618 households
No cars or vans in household32.3%
1,257 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
765 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
247 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%
1,537 households
2 bedrooms32.1%
1,246 households
1 bedroom19.7%
764 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
340 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.9%
2,366 households
One-person household31%
1,207 households
Other household types8.1%
315 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.1%
1,207 households
2 people in household28.8%
1,119 households
3 people in household18.2%
708 households
4 people in household13.8%
535 households
5 people in household5.4%
210 households
6 people in household1.7%
67 households
7 people in household0.6%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
17 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.1%
2,127 residents
15–2918.9%
1,820 residents
30–4422.9%
2,205 residents
45–6422.1%
2,124 residents
65 and over13.9%
1,334 residents
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.7%
7,654 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.2%
881 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%
562 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
360 residents
Other ethnic group1.6%
152 residents
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.5%
1,883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,612 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,165 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.4%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.6%
4,467 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
2,742 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
166 residents aged 16 and over
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.3%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.2%
825 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
475 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
409 residents aged 16 and over
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.6%
4,381 residents
Good health34.8%
3,346 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,319 residents
Bad health4.5%
432 residents
Very bad health1.4%
138 residents
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
7,806 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,804 residents
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.9%
1,473 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,379 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
777 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.9%
231 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
28 households
Basildon Central & Pipps Hill · 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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