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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004479

South Benfleet

South Benfleet is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,049 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,049

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,315

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,473.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

82.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.2%

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.

Eastwood Park, Southend-on-Sea9,451 residents · 83.3% owned · 14.6% no carRayleigh South West, Rochford8,691 residents · 74.6% owned · 19.2% no carHockley South & Hawkwell West, Rochford7,919 residents · 82.8% owned · 13.0% no carLower Stratton, Swindon10,269 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.4% no carKesgrave West & Rushmere, East Suffolk9,325 residents · 78.4% owned · 11.7% no carSwanley East & Hextable, Sevenoaks7,140 residents · 82.2% owned · 10.1% 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 carNew Thundersley, Castle Point7,952 residents · 86.1% owned · 11.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in South Benfleet

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

Tenure

Owned82.9%
2,747 households
Private rented13.2%
436 households
Social rented3.7%
124 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50%
1,657 households
Detached34.1%
1,131 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.9%
262 households
Terraced4.6%
151 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
52 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
47 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,317 households
2 cars or vans in household31.9%
1,056 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15%
496 households
No cars or vans in household13.5%
446 households
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39%
1,294 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
955 households
4 or more bedrooms27.1%
898 households
1 bedroom5.1%
168 households
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
2,281 households
One-person household26.3%
873 households
Other household types4.8%
160 households
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,167 households
1 person in household26.4%
874 households
3 people in household17.9%
594 households
4 people in household15.4%
512 households
5 people in household3.8%
125 households
6 people in household0.9%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.4%
1,242 residents
15–2915.5%
1,248 residents
30–4417.3%
1,394 residents
45–6427.7%
2,227 residents
65 and over24.1%
1,937 residents
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
7,648 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
172 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
125 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
71 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
28 residents
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above21.2%
1,425 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,210 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.8%
929 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
464 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
232 residents aged 16 and over
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.2%
3,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.3%
2,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
99 residents aged 16 and over
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,400 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations16.1%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
856 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.3%
758 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.1%
610 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
376 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.9%
261 residents aged 16 and over
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
3,852 residents
Good health34.8%
2,796 residents
Fair health11.7%
944 residents
Bad health4.5%
365 residents
Very bad health1.1%
87 residents
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.4%
6,708 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.6%
1,337 residents
South Benfleet · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49%
1,626 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,167 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
435 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
82 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
South Benfleet · 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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