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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004475

Benfleet Appleton

Benfleet Appleton is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,626 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,626

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,645

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,709.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.0%

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.

Rayleigh South East, Rochford7,816 residents · 90.5% owned · 11.1% no carHockley South & Hawkwell West, Rochford7,919 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.0% no carKennington & Little Burton Farm, Ashford6,800 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.8% no carRayleigh North East, Rochford8,125 residents · 88.7% owned · 10.6% no carAshingdon, Rochford7,915 residents · 88.5% owned · 9.6% no carWickford West, Basildon7,576 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.3% no car

Most similar within Castle Point

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Thundersley Glen, Castle Point8,079 residents · 89.4% owned · 9.7% no carSouth Benfleet, Castle Point8,049 residents · 82.9% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Benfleet Appleton

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

Tenure

Owned85.8%
2,269 households
Private rented10.1%
267 households
Social rented3.5%
93 households
Shared ownership0.6%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.1%
1,272 households
Detached41.3%
1,092 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
139 households
Terraced3.8%
100 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
21 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 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%
2 households
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household35.5%
939 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
907 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18%
477 households
No cars or vans in household12.1%
320 households
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.1%
1,034 households
4 or more bedrooms34.8%
920 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
579 households
1 bedroom4.2%
110 households
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.8%
1,900 households
One-person household22.9%
607 households
Other household types5.3%
141 households
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
960 households
1 person in household23%
607 households
3 people in household17.7%
467 households
4 people in household15.8%
417 households
5 people in household5.3%
141 households
6 people in household1.4%
38 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,073 residents
15–2915.8%
1,049 residents
30–4415.8%
1,049 residents
45–6427.5%
1,824 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,636 residents
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93%
6,167 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%
171 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
158 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
106 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
27 residents
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications21.4%
1,175 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21%
1,154 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.4%
901 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
723 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
158 residents aged 16 and over
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%
3,143 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.8%
2,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
881 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.2%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
656 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.6%
528 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.1%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
265 residents aged 16 and over
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.2%
3,261 residents
Good health34.4%
2,280 residents
Fair health11.9%
790 residents
Bad health3.4%
228 residents
Very bad health1%
66 residents
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
5,585 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
1,040 residents
Benfleet Appleton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
1,259 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.9%
949 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.2%
349 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
81 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Benfleet Appleton · 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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