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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004516

New Town & Hythe

New Town & Hythe is a Census neighbourhood of about 13,379 residents in Colchester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

13,379

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,609

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

7,539.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.3%

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.

Aylestone North & Saffron Fields, Leicester7,256 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.5% no carFratton Kingston, Portsmouth10,355 residents · 44.8% owned · 36.8% no carHolywells, Ipswich8,120 residents · 56.1% owned · 22.8% no carBasford & Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent9,493 residents · 56.7% owned · 24.4% no carNew Basford, Nottingham10,013 residents · 53.4% owned · 31.9% no carAshford Central, Ashford12,105 residents · 45.1% owned · 28.4% no car

Most similar within Colchester

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Central Colchester, Colchester11,314 residents · 45.9% owned · 34.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in New Town & Hythe

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

Tenure

Owned44.7%
2,510 households
Private rented39.1%
2,191 households
Social rented15.7%
879 households
Shared ownership0.4%
23 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced40.9%
2,296 households
Semi-detached23.8%
1,335 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement21.4%
1,199 households
Detached6.6%
368 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.4%
192 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse2.4%
135 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
74 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
8 households
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household49%
2,746 households
No cars or vans in household29%
1,624 households
2 cars or vans in household18.3%
1,027 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
209 households
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms45.1%
2,528 households
3 bedrooms33.1%
1,855 households
1 bedroom14.7%
826 households
4 or more bedrooms7.1%
396 households
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
3,178 households
One-person household34.7%
1,948 households
Other household types8.6%
480 households
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.8%
1,948 households
2 people in household32%
1,793 households
3 people in household16.2%
907 households
4 people in household11.2%
629 households
5 people in household4%
222 households
6 people in household1.3%
71 households
7 people in household0.5%
27 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.7%
2,638 residents
15–2926.8%
3,584 residents
30–4425%
3,350 residents
45–6420.5%
2,737 residents
65 and over8%
1,065 residents
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.2%
10,461 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8%
1,065 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.6%
880 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%
584 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
388 residents
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.3%
3,420 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications23.2%
2,461 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.4%
1,525 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.7%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.2%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
282 residents aged 16 and over
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.3%
6,604 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive32.8%
3,483 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.9%
517 residents aged 16 and over
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,975 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students16.1%
1,708 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
1,423 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.1%
1,172 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
1,056 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
993 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.3%
983 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
589 residents aged 16 and over
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health49.8%
6,669 residents
Good health35%
4,688 residents
Fair health11.3%
1,512 residents
Bad health2.9%
393 residents
Very bad health0.9%
117 residents
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
11,227 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
2,152 residents
New Town & Hythe · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
2,791 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
1,836 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.5%
756 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.6%
204 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
19 households
New Town & Hythe · 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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