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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004445

Vange & Pitsea

Vange & Pitsea is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,298 residents in Basildon. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,298

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,453

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

894.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.9%

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.

Kingsmoor, Harlow7,733 residents · 56.0% owned · 20.1% no carShoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea11,676 residents · 56.8% owned · 21.9% no carCapstone, Medway6,802 residents · 63.2% owned · 17.3% no carPotter Street, Harlow7,609 residents · 51.8% owned · 22.9% no carMatson & Robinswood, Gloucester9,220 residents · 54.0% owned · 27.3% no carOld Heath & Rowhedge, Colchester9,445 residents · 59.8% owned · 21.1% no car

Most similar within Basildon

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Basildon Central & Pipps Hill, Basildon9,610 residents · 44.6% owned · 32.3% no carSteeple View & Noak Bridge, Basildon8,735 residents · 61.3% owned · 15.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Vange & Pitsea

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
1,924 households
Social rented25.6%
883 households
Private rented18.1%
624 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.5%
1,434 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement24.3%
838 households
Semi-detached19.6%
676 households
Detached12.7%
437 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
55 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.9%
1,483 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
915 households
No cars or vans in household21.7%
750 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
305 households
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.1%
1,386 households
2 bedrooms24.9%
860 households
1 bedroom18.4%
637 households
4 or more bedrooms16.5%
570 households
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.1%
2,143 households
One-person household31.2%
1,076 households
Other household types6.8%
234 households
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.5%
1,089 households
1 person in household31.2%
1,076 households
3 people in household16%
551 households
4 people in household13.8%
475 households
5 people in household5%
171 households
6 people in household1.8%
61 households
7 people in household0.6%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
1,636 residents
15–2918.2%
1,514 residents
30–4421.3%
1,767 residents
45–6425.2%
2,094 residents
65 and over15.5%
1,287 residents
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.4%
7,000 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
685 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%
308 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.7%
223 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
78 residents
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,616 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.9%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.3%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,980 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,454 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.5%
1,017 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
812 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.7%
772 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.4%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
413 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
350 residents aged 16 and over
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
3,686 residents
Good health35.5%
2,943 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,113 residents
Bad health5.1%
421 residents
Very bad health1.6%
135 residents
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.7%
6,696 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.3%
1,602 residents
Vange & Pitsea · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
1,360 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.3%
1,221 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
18 households
Vange & Pitsea · 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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