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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004476

Thundersley Glen

Thundersley Glen is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,079 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,079

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,222

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,659.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

89.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

9.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.7%

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.

Hockley North & West, Rochford7,507 residents · 90.8% owned · 8.9% no carRayleigh North East, Rochford8,125 residents · 88.7% owned · 10.6% no carRayleigh South East, Rochford7,816 residents · 90.5% owned · 11.1% no carHockley South & Hawkwell West, Rochford7,919 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.0% no carRainham South West, Medway5,972 residents · 90.0% owned · 9.6% no carHempstead & Wigmore, Medway8,093 residents · 89.1% owned · 8.0% no car

Most similar within Castle Point

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Benfleet Appleton, Castle Point6,626 residents · 85.8% owned · 12.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Thundersley Glen

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

Tenure

Owned89.4%
2,880 households
Private rented9.2%
295 households
Social rented1%
33 households
Shared ownership0.4%
14 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached51.7%
1,666 households
Semi-detached38.2%
1,232 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
224 households
Terraced1.3%
42 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
30 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household36.7%
1,182 households
1 car or van in household34.6%
1,114 households
3 or more cars or vans in household19%
613 households
No cars or vans in household9.7%
314 households
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.2%
1,263 households
4 or more bedrooms37.3%
1,200 households
2 bedrooms19.2%
617 households
1 bedroom4.4%
141 households
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.9%
2,348 households
One-person household22.4%
720 households
Other household types4.7%
152 households
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.3%
1,201 households
1 person in household22.4%
720 households
4 people in household17.3%
557 households
3 people in household16.7%
538 households
5 people in household4.9%
157 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,250 residents
15–2915.7%
1,264 residents
30–4415.9%
1,286 residents
45–6428.6%
2,312 residents
65 and over24.3%
1,962 residents
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.7%
7,656 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
173 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
126 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above22.7%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.6%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18%
1,213 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
891 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
450 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,972 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,630 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.8%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16%
1,079 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,001 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.2%
891 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
681 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.6%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
374 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.4%
4,155 residents
Good health33.6%
2,717 residents
Fair health11.3%
912 residents
Bad health2.9%
235 residents
Very bad health0.7%
60 residents
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
6,944 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,135 residents
Thundersley Glen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension53.5%
1,722 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,075 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.6%
373 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.5%
48 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Thundersley Glen · 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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