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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004480

Canvey Island Winter Gardens

Canvey Island Winter Gardens is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,975 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,975

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,691

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,013

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.0%

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.

Heybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no carNorth Worle, North Somerset9,287 residents · 77.0% owned · 10.2% no carBearwood, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5,924 residents · 74.1% owned · 8.6% no carOakdale West, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,459 residents · 80.5% owned · 13.2% no carKettering Brambleside, North Northamptonshire8,442 residents · 76.8% owned · 10.3% no carAshdown, Hastings8,292 residents · 72.6% owned · 13.6% 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 Canvey Island Winter Gardens

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

Tenure

Owned78.6%
2,116 households
Private rented16%
431 households
Social rented5%
134 households
Shared ownership0.4%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached54%
1,450 households
Semi-detached27.5%
739 households
Terraced12.4%
333 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.4%
144 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,061 households
2 cars or vans in household31.8%
855 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%
415 households
No cars or vans in household13.3%
358 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.5%
1,007 households
4 or more bedrooms32.4%
870 households
2 bedrooms19.5%
523 households
1 bedroom10.7%
288 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.2%
1,888 households
One-person household24%
645 households
Other household types5.8%
157 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.2%
919 households
1 person in household24%
644 households
3 people in household17.2%
461 households
4 people in household15.6%
420 households
5 people in household5.4%
145 households
6 people in household1.8%
48 households
8 or more people in household1%
27 households
7 people in household0.9%
24 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.4%
1,357 residents
15–2916.9%
1,180 residents
30–4418.8%
1,309 residents
45–6425.9%
1,809 residents
65 and over19%
1,325 residents
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
6,551 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.9%
134 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
119 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
86 residents
Other ethnic group1.2%
84 residents
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.6%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17.4%
963 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17%
939 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14.6%
809 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
168 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.9%
3,426 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.4%
2,015 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.4%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.4%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.7%
704 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.5%
694 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
549 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
396 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.9%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.4%
3,449 residents
Good health34.5%
2,404 residents
Fair health11.8%
825 residents
Bad health3.4%
240 residents
Very bad health0.8%
58 residents
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
5,888 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,085 residents
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,206 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
983 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
407 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Canvey Island Winter Gardens · 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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