Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004482

Canvey Island North West

Canvey Island North West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,342 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,342

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,174

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,062.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

13.7%

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.

Dudley Wood & Saltwells, Dudley7,798 residents · 58.0% owned · 23.6% no carWalsall Wood, Walsall6,402 residents · 64.0% owned · 19.2% no carRede Common, Medway6,492 residents · 57.0% owned · 23.6% no carLangney West, Eastbourne7,392 residents · 57.1% owned · 18.6% no carPinehurst, Swindon6,565 residents · 52.6% owned · 24.8% no carWayfield, Medway8,090 residents · 59.1% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canvey Island North West

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

Tenure

Owned60.9%
1,934 households
Social rented21.7%
690 households
Private rented16.8%
533 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached38.5%
1,221 households
Terraced32.3%
1,027 households
Detached20.2%
642 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.3%
232 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.6%
1,226 households
2 cars or vans in household27.2%
865 households
No cars or vans in household21.5%
684 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
400 households
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.6%
1,796 households
2 bedrooms22.4%
712 households
4 or more bedrooms12.2%
387 households
1 bedroom8.8%
280 households
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
2,174 households
One-person household24.1%
766 households
Other household types7.3%
232 households
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.2%
989 households
1 person in household24.2%
766 households
3 people in household19.4%
614 households
4 people in household15.9%
505 households
5 people in household5.9%
188 households
6 people in household2.3%
72 households
7 people in household0.9%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.8%
1,653 residents
15–2918.8%
1,568 residents
30–4418.2%
1,522 residents
45–6425.1%
2,092 residents
65 and over18.1%
1,506 residents
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.1%
7,933 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
158 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
124 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
99 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
25 residents
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.6%
1,883 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications18.1%
1,189 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications15.2%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
993 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above13.7%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
410 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
3,770 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.3%
2,720 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.3%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,064 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.3%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.9%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.6%
370 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.4%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
3,511 residents
Good health35.5%
2,961 residents
Fair health14.9%
1,244 residents
Bad health5.6%
466 residents
Very bad health1.9%
160 residents
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
6,535 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,807 residents
Canvey Island North West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension38.1%
1,210 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.5%
1,096 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.1%
639 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
221 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Canvey Island North West · 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.

Browse every neighbourhood in Castle Point

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.