Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004473

Benfleet North

Benfleet North is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,823 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,823

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,125

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,058.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benfleet North

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

Tenure

Owned81.9%

2,558 households

Private rented13.6%

424 households

Social rented4.3%

135 households

Shared ownership0.2%

7 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached59.2%

1,848 households

Detached19.8%

618 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%

350 households

Terraced8.5%

266 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%

18 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

12 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%

8 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%

1 households

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.1%

1,127 households

2 cars or vans in household35.2%

1,098 households

3 or more cars or vans in household15.6%

486 households

No cars or vans in household13.1%

409 households

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56%

1,749 households

4 or more bedrooms19.8%

620 households

2 bedrooms19%

593 households

1 bedroom5.2%

162 households

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.6%

2,236 households

One-person household23.6%

736 households

Other household types4.8%

151 households

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%

1,115 households

1 person in household23.6%

736 households

3 people in household17.6%

551 households

4 people in household16%

499 households

5 people in household5.1%

159 households

6 people in household1.4%

45 households

7 people in household0.4%

11 households

8 or more people in household0.3%

8 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%

1,378 residents

15–2916.2%

1,266 residents

30–4418.1%

1,420 residents

45–6425.4%

1,987 residents

65 and over22.7%

1,775 residents

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.8%

7,337 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%

194 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%

146 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%

96 residents

Other ethnic group0.6%

49 residents

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.6%

1,373 residents aged 16 and over

Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%

1,195 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.6%

1,181 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications17%

1,081 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.6%

866 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship7%

447 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.3%

207 residents aged 16 and over

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.8%

3,795 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive38.6%

2,452 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

101 residents aged 16 and over

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.4%

1,234 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations15.8%

1,004 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%

830 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.8%

813 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.8%

747 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.3%

652 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%

404 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.1%

386 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.4%

279 residents aged 16 and over

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.9%

3,668 residents

Good health36.4%

2,846 residents

Fair health12.6%

988 residents

Bad health3.3%

258 residents

Very bad health0.8%

62 residents

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85%

6,650 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act15%

1,175 residents

Benfleet North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.3%

1,477 households

Household is deprived in one dimension37.6%

1,176 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%

412 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%

60 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0%

0 households

Benfleet North · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

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GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02004473

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Benfleet North

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Most similar within Castle Point

Life in Benfleet North

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.