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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004439

Laindon Central

Laindon Central is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,883 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,883

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,795

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,276

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

37.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.4%

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.

Highfield, Dacorum7,934 residents · 40.2% owned · 25.0% no carTree Estate, Dartford6,733 residents · 51.0% owned · 25.0% no carErnesford Grange & Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry10,784 residents · 49.2% owned · 28.9% no carParkwood & Senacre, Maidstone12,180 residents · 44.1% owned · 26.6% no carSt Mary Cray North, Bromley8,679 residents · 46.5% owned · 28.4% no carStaple Tye & Latton Bush, Harlow7,846 residents · 52.7% owned · 20.9% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barstable, Basildon8,617 residents · 35.9% owned · 29.0% no carBasildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Laindon Central

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

Tenure

Social rented47.2%
1,790 households
Owned37.1%
1,407 households
Private rented14.2%
538 households
Shared ownership1.3%
51 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43%
1,630 households
Semi-detached25.5%
966 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.3%
808 households
Detached6.7%
254 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.5%
95 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
1,609 households
No cars or vans in household29.2%
1,110 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
858 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
218 households
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.2%
1,715 households
2 bedrooms26%
988 households
1 bedroom15.7%
595 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
496 households
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.5%
2,487 households
One-person household27.5%
1,046 households
Other household types7%
264 households
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household27.6%
1,046 households
2 people in household26.1%
991 households
3 people in household20.4%
774 households
4 people in household15.3%
581 households
5 people in household7%
265 households
6 people in household2.6%
100 households
7 people in household0.6%
23 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.2%
2,586 residents
15–2919.6%
1,938 residents
30–4423.3%
2,300 residents
45–6421.8%
2,157 residents
65 and over9.2%
906 residents
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White82.6%
8,155 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.3%
721 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.2%
517 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.8%
376 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
109 residents
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.1%
1,652 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.4%
1,534 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.7%
1,267 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.2%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
337 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
4,463 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,506 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.6%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
1,091 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.8%
844 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.5%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%
4,633 residents
Good health33.7%
3,326 residents
Fair health13.6%
1,343 residents
Bad health4.3%
428 residents
Very bad health1.5%
153 residents
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.2%
8,023 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.8%
1,860 residents
Laindon Central · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.2%
1,410 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
1,362 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
759 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
254 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Laindon Central · 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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