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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004442

Barstable

Barstable is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,617 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,617

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,303

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,780

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.5%

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.

Parkwood & Senacre, Maidstone12,180 residents · 44.1% owned · 26.6% no carHighfield, Dacorum7,934 residents · 40.2% owned · 25.0% no carPaston, Peterborough12,169 residents · 38.2% owned · 28.1% no carSwanley West, Sevenoaks9,913 residents · 48.9% owned · 23.9% no carDarlaston Central, Walsall8,492 residents · 43.0% owned · 31.9% no carOrton Malborne & Goldhay, Peterborough9,619 residents · 37.2% owned · 31.0% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Chalvedon, Basildon7,908 residents · 35.5% owned · 31.0% no carBasildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carLaindon Central, Basildon9,883 residents · 37.1% owned · 29.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barstable

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

Tenure

Social rented49.9%
1,649 households
Owned35.9%
1,187 households
Private rented11.8%
391 households
Shared ownership2.2%
72 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced53%
1,752 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.9%
691 households
Semi-detached17.1%
566 households
Detached7.4%
243 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
39 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,356 households
No cars or vans in household29%
958 households
2 cars or vans in household22.6%
746 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
242 households
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.4%
1,467 households
2 bedrooms24.8%
818 households
1 bedroom18.5%
611 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
407 households
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,119 households
One-person household28.4%
939 households
Other household types7.4%
244 households
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household28.5%
939 households
2 people in household27.4%
903 households
3 people in household17.9%
591 households
4 people in household14.3%
473 households
5 people in household7.5%
248 households
6 people in household2.9%
97 households
7 people in household1.1%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
13 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1524%
2,070 residents
15–2920%
1,724 residents
30–4421%
1,811 residents
45–6422.5%
1,943 residents
65 and over12.4%
1,069 residents
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.7%
7,302 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.2%
709 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.2%
280 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.1%
264 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
61 residents
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.9%
1,726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.5%
1,184 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
1,052 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.9%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.5%
3,815 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.5%
2,466 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.9%
1,016 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.7%
939 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.3%
785 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.2%
655 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
331 residents aged 16 and over
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.8%
3,777 residents
Good health35.3%
3,044 residents
Fair health14%
1,207 residents
Bad health5.2%
450 residents
Very bad health1.6%
138 residents
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.2%
6,825 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.8%
1,791 residents
Barstable · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,179 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.4%
1,104 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.4%
741 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
252 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
27 households
Barstable · 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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