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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004455

Braintree West & Rayne

Braintree West & Rayne is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,948 residents in Braintree. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,948

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,076

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

672

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

7.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.2%

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.

Broughton Astley, Harborough9,651 residents · 80.2% owned · 7.2% no carYateley West & Eversley, Hart7,953 residents · 86.9% owned · 5.2% no carCopthorne & Turners Hill, Mid Sussex6,365 residents · 78.5% owned · 7.5% no carFair Oak, Eastleigh11,531 residents · 82.8% owned · 7.7% no carBiggin Hill West, Bromley7,172 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.9% no carThundersley Glen, Castle Point8,079 residents · 89.4% owned · 9.7% no car

Most similar within Braintree

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Great Notley & Black Notley, Braintree9,536 residents · 78.6% owned · 9.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Braintree West & Rayne

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

Tenure

Owned82.5%
2,539 households
Private rented10%
307 households
Social rented6.7%
205 households
Shared ownership0.8%
25 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached44.5%
1,369 households
Semi-detached35%
1,075 households
Terraced15.6%
481 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
132 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household40.7%
1,251 households
1 car or van in household33%
1,014 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19.1%
586 households
No cars or vans in household7.3%
224 households
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.5%
1,277 households
4 or more bedrooms39.4%
1,211 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
521 households
1 bedroom2.1%
66 households
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household76.2%
2,341 households
One-person household19.4%
596 households
Other household types4.4%
136 households
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,145 households
1 person in household19.4%
596 households
3 people in household18.4%
567 households
4 people in household18.2%
561 households
5 people in household4.9%
151 households
6 people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517%
1,353 residents
15–2916.5%
1,312 residents
30–4417.4%
1,386 residents
45–6429.3%
2,328 residents
65 and over19.7%
1,569 residents
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.2%
7,487 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
175 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
162 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
28 residents
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.2%
1,758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20.3%
1,315 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.3%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.6%
942 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
775 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
353 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.1%
4,080 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.8%
2,249 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
140 residents aged 16 and over
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.8%
1,540 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.6%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
930 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.2%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9%
581 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.8%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.4%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
4,070 residents
Good health35.2%
2,796 residents
Fair health10.6%
839 residents
Bad health2.4%
189 residents
Very bad health0.7%
53 residents
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86.8%
6,897 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13.2%
1,051 residents
Braintree West & Rayne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57%
1,752 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
983 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.8%
300 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Braintree West & Rayne · 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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