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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004474

New Thundersley

New Thundersley is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,952 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,952

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,305

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,370.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

86.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

11.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.5%

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.

Wickford West, Basildon7,576 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.3% no carHockley South & Hawkwell West, Rochford7,919 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.0% no carAshingdon, Rochford7,915 residents · 88.5% owned · 9.6% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% no carLoose & Coxheath, Maidstone7,849 residents · 78.3% owned · 10.1% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no car

Most similar within Castle Point

The closest matches in the same local authority.

South Benfleet, Castle Point8,049 residents · 82.9% owned · 13.5% no carHadleigh North, Castle Point6,045 residents · 89.3% owned · 11.2% no carBenfleet Appleton, Castle Point6,626 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Thundersley

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

Tenure

Owned86.1%
2,846 households
Private rented9.9%
328 households
Social rented2.8%
94 households
Shared ownership1.1%
35 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.3%
1,630 households
Detached34.6%
1,143 households
Terraced6.4%
213 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
186 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure2.8%
91 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.4%
1,236 households
2 cars or vans in household34.4%
1,138 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.6%
548 households
No cars or vans in household11.6%
382 households
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%
1,306 households
2 bedrooms29%
957 households
4 or more bedrooms26.5%
877 households
1 bedroom5%
165 households
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household69.2%
2,286 households
One-person household25.9%
857 households
Other household types4.9%
161 households
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,251 households
1 person in household25.9%
857 households
3 people in household15.9%
527 households
4 people in household14.2%
468 households
5 people in household4.8%
159 households
6 people in household1%
34 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
1,202 residents
15–2915.7%
1,252 residents
30–4416.9%
1,341 residents
45–6427.3%
2,168 residents
65 and over25%
1,987 residents
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.5%
7,437 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
181 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
157 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
140 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
43 residents
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.5%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.1%
1,338 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,264 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,134 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
232 residents aged 16 and over
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,823 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.5%
2,768 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
81 residents aged 16 and over
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,446 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.5%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.7%
912 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.1%
809 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
804 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
589 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.7%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
301 residents aged 16 and over
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
3,723 residents
Good health35.3%
2,810 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,064 residents
Bad health3.2%
256 residents
Very bad health1.2%
99 residents
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
6,659 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,294 residents
New Thundersley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.9%
1,650 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%
1,150 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
426 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.3%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
New Thundersley · 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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