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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004483

Canvey Island South West

Canvey Island South West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,000 residents in Castle Point. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,000

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,391

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,128.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.6%

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.

Clacton Bocking's Elm, Tendring9,038 residents · 74.7% owned · 15.7% no carMinster North, Swale6,585 residents · 79.5% owned · 11.8% no carKinson East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,499 residents · 66.6% owned · 16.1% no carPeacehaven West, Lewes7,659 residents · 73.0% owned · 20.7% no carHerne Bay South & Greenhill, Canterbury8,960 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.0% no carColeford, Forest of Dean10,854 residents · 67.5% owned · 16.0% no car

Most similar within Castle Point

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Canvey Island Leigh Beck, Castle Point8,365 residents · 76.2% owned · 17.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canvey Island South West

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

Tenure

Owned78.7%
2,669 households
Private rented16.9%
573 households
Social rented4.1%
139 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56.2%
1,906 households
Semi-detached28.7%
972 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.5%
187 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure4.3%
146 households
Terraced3%
102 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
56 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,346 households
2 cars or vans in household29.6%
1,003 households
No cars or vans in household16.6%
563 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.2%
481 households
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms35.2%
1,195 households
2 bedrooms28.1%
954 households
4 or more bedrooms25.1%
852 households
1 bedroom11.5%
391 households
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,216 households
One-person household29%
984 households
Other household types5.7%
192 households
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.2%
1,262 households
1 person in household29%
984 households
3 people in household14.7%
500 households
4 people in household12.2%
413 households
5 people in household4.5%
152 households
6 people in household1.5%
51 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
16 households
7 people in household0.4%
14 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
1,166 residents
15–2915%
1,196 residents
30–4415.3%
1,224 residents
45–6427.2%
2,179 residents
65 and over27.9%
2,232 residents
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95%
7,601 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
123 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
122 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
117 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30.6%
2,065 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,077 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%
947 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above13.7%
924 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.9%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.5%
235 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
3,511 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.7%
3,151 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
89 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.9%
1,137 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.3%
967 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.3%
965 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.1%
949 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
859 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
536 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.7%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.8%
3,426 residents
Good health34.9%
2,793 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,234 residents
Bad health5.2%
418 residents
Very bad health1.6%
128 residents
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
6,370 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
1,628 residents
Canvey Island South West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension39.9%
1,353 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,215 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.3%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
157 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Canvey Island South 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.

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